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Paints a flag? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

colours

I believe this is a double definition.

'paints' is the first definition.
(colouring is a kind of painting)

'a flag?' is the second definition.
(I know that colours is a type of flag)

(Other definitions for colours that I've seen before include "Hues, tints" , "flag" , "Red and blue" , "Shades" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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