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Cure using shade (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ecru

'shade' is the definition.
(colour)

'cure using' is the wordplay.
'using' is an anagram indicator (the letters used in a different way).
'cure' anagrammed gives 'ECRU'.

(Other definitions for ecru that I've seen before include "Greyish white" , "Raw linen colour" , "Light fawn colour" , "Natural stuff" , "one of the colours" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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