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Pale, greyish, with a bushy tail (4)

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I believe the answer is:

ashy

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

'with a bushy tail' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'bushy tail' becomes 'shy' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'a'+'shy' is 'ASHY'.

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(Other definitions for ashy that I've seen before include "Like burnt residue" , "What could tray be" , "Light grey" , "Wan" , "Deathly pale" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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