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Colour I call different (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lilac

'colour' is the definition.
(lilac is a shade of purple)

'i call different' is the wordplay.
'different' is an anagram indicator (letters placed in a different order).
'i'+'call'='icall'
'icall' is an anagram of 'LILAC'.

(Other definitions for lilac that I've seen before include "Light purple - flowering tree" , "Spiritual knowledge" , "Light-purple" , "Shrub with fragrant purplish or white flowers" , "Fragrant, pale purple flower" .)

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