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Writing fluid on page provides colour (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pink

'colour' is the definition.
(pink is a kind of colour)

'writing fluid on page' is the wordplay.
'writing fluid' becomes 'ink' (I've seen this before).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'page' becomes 'p'.
'ink' after 'p' is 'PINK'.

'provides' is the link.

(Other definitions for pink that I've seen before include "Ros colour" , "(Shade of) flower" , "Pale red" , "Knock (of engine) - garden flower" , "Rather embarrassed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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