City said to be pink (5)
I believe the answer is:
coral
'be pink' is the definition.
(coral is a shade of pink)
'city said' is the wordplay.
'city' becomes 'c' (this might be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'said' becomes 'oral' (both can mean spoken).
'c'+'oral'='CORAL'
'to' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for coral that I've seen before include "Marine polyps, often forming reefs" , "Shade of pink" , "Hard substance on the seabed" , "Pink marine substance" , "Material of many Pacific islands." .)