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Colour dry clothing with it (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tint

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

'dry clothing with it' is the wordplay.
'dry' becomes 'tt' (abbreviation for teetotal).
'clothing' indicates putting letters inside.
'with it' becomes 'in' (both can mean trendy**).
'tt' going around 'in' is 'TINT'.

(Other definitions for tint that I've seen before include "(Softer variety of) colour" , "work for coiffeuse?" , "Hue, shade" , "Hair dye" , "'Shade, tone (4)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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