### Clue: Mixture left is a delicate shade (6)
### Answer: PASTEL 
 ### Explanation: Definition: a delicate shade
  PASTE(*mixture* of a granular solid with a liquid, resulting in a gooey texture, eg. dough for making pastries, clay for pottery, and starch glue) L(*$$l$$eft*)
Defn:  Descriptive of a light,*delicate* *shade*,colour.