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Colour of pie changed when covered in it (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sepia

'colour' is the definition.
(I know that sepia is a type of brown)

'pie changed when covered in it' is the wordplay.
'changed' indicates an anagram.
'when covered in' indicates putting letters inside.
'it' becomes 'sa' (old-fashioned abbreviation for sex appeal).
'pie' anagrammed gives 'epi'.
'epi' put into 'sa' is 'SEPIA'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for sepia that I've seen before include "Brown with a red tinge" , "Denizen of deep" , "Rich reddish-brown colour" , "Brown of old photos" , "Brown colour of old photo" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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