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Cold alleviated and stopped (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ceased

'stopped' is the definition.
('cease' can be a synonym of 'stop')

'cold alleviated' is the wordplay.
'cold' becomes 'c' (abbreviation, eg on taps).
'alleviated' becomes 'eased' ('ease' can be a synonym of 'alleviate').
'c'+'eased'='CEASED'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ceased that I've seen before include "Stopped, quitted" , "Stopped, desisted" , "Concluded" , "Finished" , "Terminated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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