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Collapse with cold when having a streak! (4,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cave in

'collapse' is the definition.
(cave in is a kind of collapse)

'cold when having a streak' is the wordplay.
'cold' becomes 'c' (eg on taps).
'when having' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'streak' becomes 'vein' (I've seen this before).
'c'+'a'+'vein'='CAVE-IN'

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for cave in that I've seen before include "Subside, collapse" , "Give way" , "(Roof) collapse; abandon resistance" , "Lose willpower" , "Yield to outside pressure" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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