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Reddish colour on small leaves on an island (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maroons

'leaves on an island' is the definition.

'reddish colour on small' is the wordplay.
'reddish colour' becomes 'maroon'.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'maroon'+'s'='MAROONS'

(Another definition for maroons that I've seen is " deserts".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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