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Trouble with a colour that's much admired (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adored

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'much admired' is the definition.
'adored' can be an answer for 'admired' (thesaurus). I'm not certain of the 'much' bit.

'trouble with a colour' is the wordplay.
'trouble' becomes 'ado' (both can mean bother or commotion).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'a colour' becomes 'red' (red is a kind of colour).
'ado'+'red'='ADORED'

'that's' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for adored that I've seen before include "Worshipped, loved" , "Loved deeply" , "enjoyed very much" , "Loved, venerated" , "Really liked" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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