Cold character of a TV detective (5)
I believe the answer is:
frost
'a tv detective' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'cold character of' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'character' could be 't' and 't' is located in the answer.
'of' could be 'o' and 'o' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'frs' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for frost that I've seen before include "RD Wingfield's detective" , "Hoar" , "Robert ---, US poet" , "Rime" , "Frozen dew" .)