Protect from sunlight (5)

I believe the answer is:

shade

(Other definitions for shade that I've seen before include "Slight colour difference" , "Degree of colour" , "Tint; ghost" , "Quality of colour" , "Hue" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and the Evening Standard.

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