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Use up each dye, orange firstly (3,4)

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I believe the answer is:

eat into

'use up' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'each dye orange firstly' is the wordplay.
'each' becomes 'ea' (abbreviation).
'dye' becomes 'tint' (tinting is a kind of dyeing).
'firstly' indicates taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'orange' is 'o'.
'ea'+'tint'+'o'='EAT INTO'

(Other definitions for eat into that I've seen before include "Consume (resources)" , "Etch" , "run down" , "start wearing out" , "Corrode (something)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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