Cold-weather cryptid (4)

I believe the answer is:

yeti

(Other definitions for yeti that I've seen before include "Tibetan wild man" , "creature of dubious existence" , "It's fantastic being" , "fictional creature" , "Himalayan legend" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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