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Color whose name is derived from "lapis lazuli" (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

azure

(Other definitions for azure that I've seen before include "Description of sky, perhaps" , "Deep sky-blue colour" , "Cerulean" , "Shade of blue" , "A bright sky-blue" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times.
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