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Pie lacking in colour (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pasty

I believe this is a double definition.

'pie' is the first definition.
(I know that pasty is a type of meat pie)

'lacking in colour' is the second definition.
(pasty can mean pale-looking)

(Other definitions for pasty that I've seen before include "Meat-filled pastry dish" , "Pallid" , "Cornish dish" , "Pale" , "Far from healthy-looking" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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