Cranberry kin (4)

I believe the answer is:

puce

(Other definitions for puce that I've seen before include "Purplish colour" , "Shade" , "Dark red or purple-brown colour" , "Purplish-brown colour" , "Brownish-purple colour" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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