Shade of purplish-red (7)

I believe the answer is:

magenta

(Other definitions for magenta that I've seen before include "Bright purplish red or magnate" , "Shade of purple" , "A crimson dye" , "Colourful" , "this might be an ink" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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