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Snooker players don’t see them as colours (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reds

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This clue might be a double definition.

'snooker players don't see them' is the first definition.
I know that 'snooker' relates to this answer.

'colours' is the second definition.
(red is a kind of colour)

'as' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for reds that I've seen before include "Tidies up" , "Scarlet communists" , "Colours for communists" , "Left-wingers" , "Colourful communists" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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