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Conservative going kind of pink, concerned with speech (4)

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oral

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'speech' is the definition.
(oral means relating to speech)

'conservative going kind of pink' is the wordplay.
'conservative' becomes 'C' (UK political abbreviation).
'going' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'kind of pink' becomes 'coral'.
'coral' with 'c' taken out is 'ORAL'.

'concerned with' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for oral that I've seen before include "Ant; tourist (dial.)" , "Viva voce" , "Vocal test" , "Relating to the mouth - exam" , "Using speech rather than writing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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