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Ranges of new carpets (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spectra

'ranges' is the definition.
(spectrum is a kind of range)

'new carpets' is the wordplay.
'new' indicates anagramming the letters.
'carpets' with letters rearranged gives 'SPECTRA'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for spectra that I've seen before include "Entire ranges of colour" , "rainbows seen" , "Bands of refracted colours" , "Whole ranges" , "Bands of coloured light" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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