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Shade of flowering tree in India, during visit to north (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lilac

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'shade of flowering tree in' is the definition.
'lilac' can be an answer for 'shade' (lilac is a shade of purple). I am not certain of the 'of flowering tree in' bit.

'india during visit to north' is the wordplay.
'india' becomes 'i' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'during' is an insertion indicator.
'visit' becomes 'call' (synonyms).
'to north' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (in a down clue, letters go up or 'north').
'i' going inside 'call' is 'calil'.
'calil' reversed gives 'LILAC'.

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(Other definitions for lilac that I've seen before include "Fragrant shrub; colour" , "Lavender-coloured" , "Genus Syringa shrub" , "Drop by about one, turning" , "garden ornamental" .)

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