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Color whose name comes from Old French for "natural wool" (5)

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I believe the answer is:

beige

(Other definitions for beige that I've seen before include "Taupe" , "Fawn-coloured" , "Fawn or buff" , "Light brown" , "Pale sandy fawn colour" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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