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Comparatively risky to ignore daughter becoming more aloof (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

icier

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

'comparatively risky to ignore daughter' is the wordplay.
'comparatively risky' becomes 'dicier' ('dicey' can be a synonym of 'risky').
'to ignore' is a deletion indicator.
'daughter' becomes 'd'.
'dicier' with 'd' taken out is 'ICIER'.

'becoming' is the link.

(Other definitions for icier that I've seen before include "much less friendly" , "More slippery" , "Colder even than 31 Across" , "comparatively aloof" , "More glacial" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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