English father caught turning red (6)
I believe the answer is:
cerise
'red' is the definition.
(I know that red can be written as cerise)
'english father caught turning' is the wordplay.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'father' becomes 'sire' (synonyms).
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'turning' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'e'+'sire'+'c'='esirec'
'esirec' backwards is 'CERISE'.
(Other definitions for cerise that I've seen before include "'E cries at the colour red" , "Reddish-pink colour" , "Deep red colour" , "Light red colour" , "Vivid reddish-pink" .)