Pigment used in the Lascaux cave paintings (5)

I believe the answer is:

ocher

(Other definitions for ocher that I've seen before include "See American paint" , "A form of earthy colour" , "over there seeing earthy material in NY?" , "earthy material in LA?" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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