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I believe the answer is:

green

(Other definitions for green that I've seen before include "right environmentally" , "Lacking experience (on the golf course?)" , "Grassy area; naive" , "The colour of inexperience" , "Not yet ripe" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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