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New black mostly replaced white (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

blanc

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

'new black mostly replaced' is the wordplay.
'new' becomes 'n' (abbreviation as in New Testament NT).
'mostly' means to remove the last letter (most but not all of the word).
'replaced' indicates anagramming the letters.
'n'+'black'='nblack'
'nblack' with its last letter taken away is 'nblac'.
'nblac' is an anagram of 'BLANC'.

(Another definition for blanc that I've seen is " (Of wine) white".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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