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A cold man having performed (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acted

'performed' is the definition.
(acting is a kind of performing)

'a cold man' is the wordplay.
'cold' becomes 'c' (abbreviation, eg on taps).
'man' becomes 'ted' (Ted is a man's name).
'a'+'c'+'ted'='ACTED'

'having' is the link.

(Other definitions for acted that I've seen before include "Performed on stage" , "Pretended" , "appeared on stage" , "Behaved or played a part" , "took part in simulation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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