The Crossword Centre Clue-Writing Competition

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Clue no. 18: It isn't ugliest sort of colour (5)

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A clue to GULES.
3 comments refer to this clue (from 2 competitors, 1 other)

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Comments on the clue
1."It isn't ugliest" doesn't indicate UGLIEST-IT fairly; grammar wrong
2.Cryptic reading doesn’t lead to deletion of it from ugliest
3.subtraction wants to be more explicit