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Dark brush changing hands (5)

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I believe the answer is:

gloom

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'dark' is the definition.
(gloom is a kind of dark)

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(Other definitions for gloom that I've seen before include "Dimness" , "Partial darkness" , "Murk" , "Dark depression?" , "Obscurity or melancholy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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