Word before "pain" or "flush" (5)

I believe the answer is:

royal

(Other definitions for royal that I've seen before include "This blue is deep and vivid" , "Wills, perhaps" , "Relating to kings/queens" , "King, queen, prince or princess?" , "Of sovereigns" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal and the USA Today.

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