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Fix on a stake since I have lost colour (6)

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impale

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(Other definitions for impale that I've seen before include "Puncture" , "Pierce, run through" , "Run through with stake" , "Pierce through as with sharp stick" , "Skewer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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