Small chip losing initial pigment (4)

Independent Cryptic #11696 | 11 Across | 2024-04-05
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Small chip losing initial pigment <f> LAKE (=small chip); “losing initial” means first letter is dropped; lake is a reddish pigment, originally derived from lac

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