Shade close to plum (5)

I believe the answer is:

lilac

(Other definitions for lilac that I've seen before include "garden ornamental" , "Shrub (but not always this colour)" , "Flowering tree of the olive family" , "Shade" , "Fragrant,purple flower" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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