The Answer Is A Colour

[1945austen]

Last clue! I've got an idea, but I'm unsure - there may be other possibilities.

Baked earth (5,5)

[Captain2]

Burnt ochre

[sandyRoe]

Terra cotta?

[bibblebub]

burnt umber

umber is a type of earth/soil http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/umber

[bibblebub]

(and burnt umber is the colour from literally heating umber http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/burnt-umber )

[Captain2]

so is 'ochre' isn't it bibble?

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/ochre

[Captain2]

OK I give in (your second post wasn't there) :)))

[bibblebub]

i didn't say that it wasn't - it's up to the OP to choose the answer that they consider best

[1945austen]

Thanks for the discussion. I'm going with burnt ochre.

[kirkcudbright]

I agree with Sandy Roe terra cotta is Italian for baked earth