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Colour match in enclosure

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pea green

'colour' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'match in enclosure' is the wordplay.
'match' becomes 'agree' ('agree' can be a synonym of 'match'**).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'enclosure' becomes 'pen' (pen is a kind of enclosure).
'agree' inserted inside 'pen' is 'PEA-GREEN'.

(Other definitions for pea green that I've seen before include "Bright colour with a yellow tinge - eager pen (anag)" , "Vegetable shade?" , "Bright vegetable colour" , "Bright colour (of vegetables)" , "Colour of Owl and Pussycat's boat (Lear)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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