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Heading for the frozen wastes or stuck in them (8)

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I believe the answer is:

icebound

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'wastes or stuck in them' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'heading for the frozen' is the wordplay.
'heading' becomes 'bound' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'the frozen' becomes 'ice' (I've seen this in other clues).
'bound' put after 'ice' is 'ICEBOUND'.

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(Other definitions for icebound that I've seen before include "(Arctic ship) stuck for winter" , "Like ships trapped near poles" , "Locked in by frozen water" , "trapped by wintry conditions" , "(Of ship) trapped by frozen water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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