:sort in .tsv file

Hi
the /pattern/ feature of sort doesn't work if the recognized filetype is 
.tsv (which gives alternate colours for successive fields).
 
Is there a workaround, apart from copying it to a plain file and working 
on it there?
 
regards - Chris

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