How many letters does the top answer for “director of colors” have?

The most common answer is hopper (6 letters).

Crossword clue: director of colors

1 answer found in Letterora's clue database (Wikidata facts, Open Trivia DB, WordNet and Webster definitions — all licensed sources).

hopper 6 letters wd-fact-v3

funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below

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