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Crayon made from petals? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pastel

'crayon' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'from petals?' is the wordplay.
'from' is an anagram indicator (from the letters).
'petals' with letters rearranged gives 'PASTEL'.

'made' is the link.

(Other definitions for pastel that I've seen before include "Crayon - pale colour" , "Staple (anag)" , "A light delicate shade of colour" , "Crayon used in art" , "Pleats of a light colour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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