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Reservoir to colour agreeably (7)

Ross

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inkwell

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(Other definitions for inkwell that I've seen before include "source for old-fashioned writer" , "Old desktop pot" , "Container sunk unto a desk of old" , "Writing fluid holder" , "Old school desk feature" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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