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Grey like a chook? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

ashen

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'grey' is the definition.
(I know that ashen is a type of grey)

'a chook?' is the wordplay.
'chook?' becomes 'shen' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a'+'shen'='ASHEN'

'like' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ashen that I've seen before include "Very pale, with shock or fear" , "Looking pale from illness" , "Anaemic looking" , "Drained of colour" , "Like bird" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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