Like brownish-yellow colour of church and rectory, both empty (5)

I believe the answer is:

ochre

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'like brownish-yellow colour' is the definition.
'ochre' can be an answer for 'colour' (ochre is a kind of colour). I'm not certain of the 'like brownish-yellow' bit.

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(Other definitions for ochre that I've seen before include "An orangey pigment" , "natural colouring" , "yellowish-red" , "Buff" , "Yellow/brown pigment" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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