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Shade recalling some Paisley design (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dye

'shade' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'recalling some paisley design' is the wordplay.
'recalling' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'some' indicates a hidden word (some of the parts of the word are used).
'eyd' is hidden within 'paisley design'.
'eyd' back-to-front is 'DYE'.

(Other definitions for dye that I've seen before include "Liquid used to change colour of clothes" , "Colouring matter" , "Colouring agent" , "Colour (fabrics)" , "Colourant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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