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Freezing oldie runs about, getting caught in two places (3-4)

Ross

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ice-cold

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'freezing' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for ice-cold that I've seen before include ". . . . . . . in Alex (film)" , "Frozen" , "Straight from the freezer" , "Freezing" , "Chilled" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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