Friend having nothing on initially fine with cold air (7)
I believe the answer is:
aloofly
'friend having nothing on initially fine with cold air' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'friend having nothing on initially fine' is the wordplay.
'friend' becomes 'ally' (an ally is a friend or supporter).
'having' indicates putting letters inside.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (O resembles 0).
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
'fine' becomes 'f' (abbreviation in pencil classifications).
The initial letter of 'on' is 'o'.
'o'+'o'+'f'='oof'
'ally' placed around 'oof' is 'ALOOFLY'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for aloofly that I've seen before include "Distantly" , "How to disconnect, perhaps" , "in a cold manner?" , "Keeping apart from" .)