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Boadicea's tribe preserved in ice, perhaps (5)

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I believe the answer is:

iceni

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'boadicea's tribe' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'in ice perhaps' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' is an anagram indicator.
'in'+'ice'='inice'
'inice' with letters rearranged gives 'ICENI'.

'preserved' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for iceni that I've seen before include "East Anglian tribe of Britons" , "Ancient British tribe" , "Old warriors" , "people rebelling against Rome" , "Boudica's tribe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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