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I go on trail that's colourful (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

iridescent

'colourful' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'i go on trail' is the wordplay.
'go on' becomes 'ride' (riding is a kind of going on).
'trail' becomes 'scent' (an animal's trail is its scent).
'i'+'ride'+'scent'='IRIDESCENT'

'that's' is the link.

(Other definitions for iridescent that I've seen before include "Shimmering with rainbow colours (anag of 1 across, 9 and 23)" , "Showing luminous colours" , "Like a rainbow" , "changing colour" , "with a glittering display" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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