In the winter I'm expecting frost (4)

I believe the answer is:

rime

'frost' is the definition.
(rime is frost formed by freezing water vapour)

'in the winter i'm expecting' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'RIME' is hidden within 'winter im expecting'.

(Other definitions for rime that I've seen before include "dated poetry" , "Ice" , "Hoarfrost" , "Kind of frost in mire" , "''The ... of the Ancient Mariner'' (Coleridge)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News and The Irish Independent.

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