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An outlet for ice I melted (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

orifice

'an outlet' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'for ice i melted' is the wordplay.
'melted' is an anagram indicator.
'for'+'ice'+'i'='foricei'
'foricei' is an anagram of 'ORIFICE'.

(Other definitions for orifice that I've seen before include "Bodily hole" , "Finding opening" , "Hole in the head, perhaps?" , "provided by gold and diamonds" , "Mouth-like opening" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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