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White, like a layer of eggs (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ashen

'white' is the definition.
(I know that white can be written as ashen)

'like a layer of eggs' is the wordplay.
'like' becomes 'as'.
'a layer of eggs' becomes 'hen' (I've seen this in another clue).
'as'+'hen'='ASHEN'

(Other definitions for ashen that I've seen before include "lacking in colour" , "(Of face) pale with fear" , "White-faced" , "Grey, pallid" , "Like bird" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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