Colour in character in comic (6)

I believe the answer is:

tintin

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'character in comic' is the definition.
'tintin' can be an answer for 'character' (I have seen 'Comic character' mean 'tintin' so perhaps 'character' could also mean 'tintin'). I am not sure about the 'in comic' bit.

'colour in' is the wordplay.
'colour' becomes 'tint' (tint is a kind of colour).
'tint'+'in'='TINTIN'

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(Other definitions for tintin that I've seen before include "Herge's cartoon hero" , "Herge's adventurer" , "Herge's adventurous young Belgian reporter" , "cartoon character" , "Comic character" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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