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Cold refreshment offered by Greek woman (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

granita

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'cold refreshment' is the definition.
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'by greek woman' is the wordplay.
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'greek' becomes 'gr' (abbreviation for Greek).
'woman' becomes 'anita' (woman's name).
'gr' put next to 'anita' is 'GRANITA'.

'offered' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for granita that I've seen before include "Kind of water ice - a rag tin (anag)" , "cold drink" , "cold dessert" , "icy water" , "rough ice" .)

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