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Dessert that’s cold and wet I care about (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

water ice

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'dessert' is the definition.
(water ice is a kind of dessert)

'wet i care about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates an anagram.
'wet'+'i'+'care'='weticare'
'weticare' with letters rearranged gives 'WATER-ICE'.

'that's cold and' is the link.
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(Other definitions for water ice that I've seen before include "Sorbet's the answer" , "Sorbet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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