Like the Chairman's little work (or books in general, we hear) (3)

I believe the answer is:

red

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'like' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe you can see a link between them that I don't see?

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for red that I've seen before include "Type of wine" , "Very angry, seeing this" , "Inflamed" , "Looking embarrassed" , "Merchant flag" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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