Purplish red Crossword Clue

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FUCHSIA

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(noun)
1. a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
2. a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta
(adjective)
1. of deep purplish red

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PURPLISH (adjective)
1. of a color intermediate between red and blue
RED (noun)
1. the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
2. red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
RED (adjective)
1. characterized by violence or bloodshed
2. of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

FUCHSIA
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Hint 4: Anagram

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GATEMAN

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