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Service provider presented in pastel colours (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

telco

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'service' is the definition.
(I know that telco is a type of public utility)

'in pastel colours' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'TELCO' is hidden in the letters of 'pastel colours'.

'provider presented' acts as a link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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