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Cold fruit and fries (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chips

'fries' is the definition.
(French fries)

'cold fruit' is the wordplay.
'cold' becomes 'C' (eg on taps).
'fruit' becomes 'hips' (I've seen this before).
'c'+'hips'='CHIPS'

'and' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for chips that I've seen before include "Goodbye, Mr -, novel" , "Fries; golf shots" , "Gaming counters" , "Fried potatoes" , "Casino currency" .)

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