Mop of hair, in black, shields doctor from its garish shade (8,4)
I believe the answer is:
shocking pink
'shade' is the definition.
(I know that Shocking pink is a shade)
'mop of hair in black shields doctor from its garish' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is found in the answer.
'in' is within the answer.
'doctor' could be 'gp' (general practitioner) and 'gp' is found within the answer.
'from' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shocking pink that I've seen before include "Garish colour" , "frightful colour" , "Garish hue" .)