Principal modern paint mixture (11)

I believe the answer is:

predominant

'principal' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'modern paint mixture' is the wordplay.
'mixture' indicates an anagram.
'modern'+'paint'='modernpaint'
'modernpaint' anagrammed gives 'PREDOMINANT'.

(Other definitions for predominant that I've seen before include "chief" , "prominent" , "Rescue (ship) from loss" , "Providing the main element" , "Influential, controlling" .)

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

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