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Cold dropout in food shop (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chippie

'food shop' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'cold dropout' is the wordplay.
'cold' becomes 'c' (eg on taps).
'dropout' becomes 'hippie' (I've seen this before).
'c'+'hippie'='CHIPPIE'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for chippie that I've seen before include "food shop" , "character in fast-food outlet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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