Let $k,r\geq 2$. Does there exist a set $A\subseteq \mathbb{N}$ that contains no non-trivial arithmetic progression of length $k+1$, yet in any $r$-colouring of $A$ there must exist a monochromatic non-trivial arithmetic progression of length $k$? Answered in the affirmative.

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