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Common European standard? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tricolour

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This clue could be a double definition.

'common european' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how one could define the other.

'standard?' is the second definition.

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(Other definitions for tricolour that I've seen before include "French national flag" , "Standard of French perhaps" , "Having or involving three colours" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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