One of the base shades used in four-colour printing (7)

I believe the answer is:

magenta

(Other definitions for magenta that I've seen before include "Deep purplish red" , "Light mauvish-crimson" , "Bright purplish-red" , "Colourful" , "Shade of purple" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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