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Colour that is away from cue ball (3-5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

off-white

'colour' is the definition.
(off-white is a kind of colour)

'away from cue ball' is the wordplay.
'away from' becomes 'off' (eg off work).
'cue ball' becomes 'white' (white ball in cue sports).
'off'+'white'='OFF-WHITE'

'that is' is the link.

(Other definitions for off-white that I've seen before include "Very slightly yellowish or grey" , "something like cream" , "Very pale tint" , "Slightly-tinted colour" , "Colour such as cream or bone" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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