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Dash can get shortened (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tinge

'dash' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'can get shortened' is the wordplay.
'can' becomes 'tin' ('tin' can be a synonym of 'can').
'shortened' means to remove the last letter.
'get' with its last letter removed is 'ge'.
'tin'+'ge'='TINGE'

(Other definitions for tinge that I've seen before include "Hint; shade" , "A smack" , "Slight trace; colour" , "Colour slightly; trace" , "A shade or a nuance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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