Colour given by me to painting (12)

I believe the answer is:

pigmentation

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'colour' is the definition.
(pigmentation is a kind of colour)

'by me to painting' is the wordplay.
'me to painting' can be anagrammed to 'PIGMENTATION'.
Though, I am not clear how this is indicated.

'given' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for pigmentation that I've seen before include "For example, madder" , "Natural colouring" .)

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