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Golden glow in hair colour (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

auburn

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

'golden glow' is the wordplay.
'golden' becomes 'au'.
'glow' becomes 'burn' (synonyms).
'au'+'burn'='AUBURN'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for auburn that I've seen before include "Name of Goldsmith's deserted village (6)" , "Shade of brown" , "Reddish-brown hair colour" , "Copper" , "Reddish-brown, hair say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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