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Overseer of pasture turning crimson (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leader

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'overseer' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'pasture turning crimson' is the wordplay.
'pasture' becomes 'lea' (both can mean a field).
'turning' says the letters should be written backwards.
'crimson' becomes 'red' (synonyms).
'red' written backwards gives 'der'.
'lea'+'der'='LEADER'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for leader that I've seen before include "Party head" , "Important (newspaper) article" , "One in command" , "Pioneer" , "important member of orchestra" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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