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Colour instantaneously duplicated? (3)

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I believe the answer is:

tan

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'colour' is the definition.
(I know that tan is a kind of colour)

'instantaneously duplicated?' is the wordplay.
'TAN' is hidden within the letters.
However, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for tan that I've seen before include "Nice brown induced by sun" , "Acquire a sunburn" , "Brown colour acquired from sun" , "Brown to beat" , "Make hide into leather - nicely brown" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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