Frost on things in the open (4)

I believe the answer is:

hoar

(Other definitions for hoar that I've seen before include "Rime" , "Here are ice crystals" , "Type of frost" , "A kind of white frost" , "Greyish-white with age or frost" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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