Cold oik garners influence (5)

I believe the answer is:

clout

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'influence' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'cold oik garners' is the wordplay.
'cold' becomes 'c' (eg on taps).
'oik garners' becomes 'lout' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'c'+'lout'='CLOUT'

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(Other definitions for clout that I've seen before include "Bash" , "Box" , "Sock" , "Whack" , "A blow; powerful influence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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