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Colour is returning from every vantage point (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

navy

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

'returning from every vantage point' is the wordplay.
'returning' says the letters should be written backwards.
'from' indicates a hidden word.
'yvan' is hidden in the letters of 'every vantage point'.
'yvan' written backwards gives 'NAVY'.

'is' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for navy that I've seen before include "Dark shade of blue" , "Ships-of-war" , "Marine force" , "Colour; fighting force" , "A dark blue; service" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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