Faded, we hear, yet not without colour (4)

I believe the answer is:

dyed

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'colour' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Changed colour ' mean 'dyed' so perhaps 'colour' could also mean 'dyed')

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(Other definitions for dyed that I've seen before include "A shade unnatural" , "Re-coloured" , "Artificially coloured" , "Changed the colour of fabric" , "(Of fabric) coloured" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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