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Colour an Irishman goes about in (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paint

'colour' is the definition.
(I know that paint is a type of colour)

'an irishman goes about in' is the wordplay.
'an irishman' becomes 'Pat' (Patrick is a common Irish name).
'goes about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'pat' going around 'in' is 'PAINT'.

(Other definitions for paint that I've seen before include "Catch a likeness" , "Coloured liquid in tins" , "Eg, emulsion or gloss" , "Apply a coat of colour" , "Decorative coating" .)

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