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Change colour but fade away utterly (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dye

'change colour' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'fade away utterly' is the wordplay.
'fade away' becomes 'die' (I've seen this in another clue).
'utterly' shows a homophone (sound like) (as uttered).
'die' is a homophone of 'DYE'.

'but' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dye that I've seen before include "Colour or stain something" , "Colouring matter" , "Tint" , "Colorant" , "Soluble substance for staining or colouring" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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