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Changed colour (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dyed

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

'colour' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'colour' could be 'dye' (dyeing is a kind of colouring) and 'dye' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'd' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for dyed that I've seen before include "Coloured by dipping in liquid" , "Artificially coloured" , "Tinted" , "Stained with a new colour" , "Imbued with artificual colour" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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