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Pursuit for which to be in the pink? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hunt

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'pursuit' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'to be in the pink?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'hun' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'for which' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hunt that I've seen before include "ARTIST" , "Search for (prey)" , "Search; pursue and kill" , "Pursue quarry" , "Quest" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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