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Red carpet, half belonging to me (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

carmine

'red' is the definition.
(I know that carmine is a type of red)

'carpet half belonging to me' is the wordplay.
'half' indicates taking half.
'belonging to me' becomes 'mine' (I've seen this before).
'carpet' halved is 'car'.
'car'+'mine'='CARMINE'

(Other definitions for carmine that I've seen before include "Crimson pigment" , "Vivid red colour" , "Bright red" .)

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