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The Clue
Red (7 letter answer)
The Answer
MAGENTA
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Notes
The answer MAGENTA is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 850 puzzles.
Related Clues
Burgundy relative
Plum relative
Plumlike shade
Purplish red
Purplish-red
Purplish shade
Purplish tint
Shade of purple
Primary pigment for printers
Shade close to plum
Definition
MAGENTA as a noun:
1. (fuchsia, magenta) = a dark purple-red; the dye was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta
2. (Magenta, Battle of Magenta) = a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
MAGENTA as an adjective:
1. of deep purplish red