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See a lot of paper as slightly yellowish (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cream

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'slightly yellowish' is the definition.
'cream' can be an answer for 'yellowish' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'slightly' bit.

'see a lot of paper' is the wordplay.
'see' becomes 'C' (the word for the letter, according to Chambers).
'a lot of paper' becomes 'ream' (I've seen this in another clue).
'c'+'ream'='CREAM'

'as' is the link.

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(Other definitions for cream that I've seen before include "'There are more ways of killing a cat than choking it with ....." , "Best part of the milk" , "Very best; pale yellow" , "Elite; off-white" , "The best part -of the crop" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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