Curry house potatoes, fine cold (5)
I believe the answer is:
aloof
'cold' is the definition.
(both can mean distant)
'curry house potatoes fine' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'fine' could be 'f' (abbreviation in pencil classifications) and 'f' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'aloo' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aloof that I've seen before include "Remote, distant" , "Standoffish like a fool" , "Coldly distant" , "Cool, distant" , "Snooty" .)