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Monks maybe yellow, turning another colour (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

order

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'monks' is the definition.

'yellow turning another colour' is the wordplay.
'yellow' becomes 'or' (heraldic term).
'turning' is a reversal indicator.
'another colour' becomes 'red' (red is a kind of colour. I am not sure about the 'another' bit.).
'red' backwards is 'der'.
'or'+'der'='ORDER'

'maybe' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for order that I've seen before include "booking" , "Symmetry" , "See 20" , "the Speaker often calls for" , "Select from menu" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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