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Cold man supplying sweets (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

candy

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

'cold man' is the wordplay.
'cold' becomes 'C' (eg on taps).
'man' becomes 'andy' (I've seen this before).
'c'+'andy'='CANDY'

'supplying' is the link.

(Other definitions for candy that I've seen before include "Sweet (US)" , "Sugary sweet" , "Crystallised sugar; US sweets" , "Girl's name (diminutive)" , "American confectionary" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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