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Water frozen in kitchen oddly ignored (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ice

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'water frozen in' is the definition.
'ice' can be an answer for 'water' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'frozen in' bit.

'kitchen oddly ignored' is the wordplay.
'oddly ignored' indicates alternate letters (letters in odd-numbered positions are removed).
The alternate letters of 'kitchen' are 'ICE'.

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(Other definitions for ice that I've seen before include "Chill - harden" , "Cooler" , "If it's thin, skating on it can be dangerous" , "Formality" , "Diamonds (sl)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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