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Meat supplier intended scrapping a colouring (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pigment

'colouring' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'meat supplier intended scrapping a' is the wordplay.
'meat supplier' becomes 'pig' (animal used for meat).
'intended' becomes 'meant' (meaning is a kind of intending).
'scrapping' indicates named letters should be taken away.
'meant' with 'a' taken away is 'ment'.
'pig'+'ment'='PIGMENT'

(Other definitions for pigment that I've seen before include "Colouring material" , "Colouring substance" , "Paint" , "Colouring matter" , "Substance giving colour" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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