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Dead to the world that comes to a boil (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

comatose

'dead to the world' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'comes to a boil' is the wordplay.
'boil' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'boiling' mean this).
'comes'+'to'+'a'='comestoa'
'comestoa' anagrammed gives 'COMATOSE'.

'that' is the link.

(Other definitions for comatose that I've seen before include "Sandman called" , "Come to as in drowsy condition" , "Insensible or unconscious" , "Very drowsy, perhaps unconscious" , "In a drowsy or semi-conscious state" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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