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Colour that may go with cry (3)

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hue

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'colour' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for hue that I've seen before include "Tint, shade" , "'Pigment, colour (3)'" , "Tinge" , "Colour or tint" , "Shade of colour; Vietnam port" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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