Red, white or blue (5)

I believe the answer is:

color

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'red' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'white or blue' is the second definition.
(I know that white is a type of achromatic color)

(Other definitions for color that I've seen before include "Shade, tint (US sp.)" , "Hue (US spelling)" , "Californian red?" , "brightness in US" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, the USA Today, the Newsday.com, the L.A. Times Daily, the Universal and the Family Time.

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