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Colour of a red elm that's worked (7)

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I believe the answer is:

emerald

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

'a red elm that's worked' is the wordplay.
'that's worked' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'red'+'elm'='aredelm'
'aredelm' with letters rearranged gives 'EMERALD'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for emerald that I've seen before include "Bright green colour" , "Small size of type, in printing" , "Green - jewel" , "Ireland is often called The .......Isle" , "Green gemstone" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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