Like male summer tanagers (3)

I believe the answer is:

red

(Other definitions for red that I've seen before include "Blushing" , "14 -- breed of 4" , "Colour of communism" , "Blood-coloured" , "Colour for a blusher" .)

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

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