Provider of autumn color (5)

I believe the answer is:

aster

(Other definitions for aster that I've seen before include "Stare (anag.)" , "Large daisy" , "Stare oddly at the flower" , "Plant of Michaelmas daisy family" , "bloomer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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