Colour of a tin tray (4)

I believe the answer is:

tint

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'colour' is the definition.
(I know this)

'a tin tray' is the wordplay.
'tray' becomes 't' (this might be a standard abbreviation which I don't know about).
'tin'+'t'='TINT'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tint that I've seen before include "Hue, shade" , "Quality of colour" , "Hair dye" , "work for coiffeuse?" , "Shade; colour slightly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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