Frozen falling mass (9)

I believe the answer is:

hailstone

(Other definitions for hailstone that I've seen before include "drop of ice" , "Frozen pellet" , "Small pellet of ice" , "Falling ice" , "Hard precipitation" .)

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

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