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Colour of cherry in seed, oddly (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cerise

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

'cherry in seed oddly' is the wordplay.
'oddly' indicates alternate letters (letters in the odd-numbered positions are used).
'cherry'+'in'+'seed'='cherryinseed'
The alternate letters of 'cherryinseed' are 'CERISE'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cerise that I've seen before include "Shade of red" , "Deep red colour" , "Cherry red colour" , "Vivid reddish-pink" , "Colour of ripe cherries" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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