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Can not quite get the shade (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tinge

'the shade' is the definition.
(tinge is a kind of shade)

'can not quite get' is the wordplay.
'can' becomes 'tin' ('tin' can be a synonym of 'can').
'not quite' means to remove the last letter.
'get' with its final letter taken off is 'ge'.
'tin'+'ge'='TINGE'

(Other definitions for tinge that I've seen before include "Smattering" , "Get in (anag)" , "Slight tint" , "A slight shade of colour" , "Suffuse" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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