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Intended procedure is diplomacy with icy cold suavity initially (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tactics

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'intended procedure' is the definition.
'tactics' can be an answer for 'procedure' (I have seen 'Purposeful procedure ' mean 'tactics' so perhaps 'procedure' could also mean 'tactics'). I am not certain of the 'intended' bit.

'diplomacy with icy cold suavity initially' is the wordplay.
'diplomacy' becomes 'tact' (tact can mean diplomacy or sensitivity).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'icy cold suavity' is 'ics'.
'tact'+'ics'='TACTICS'

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tactics that I've seen before include "Military skill" , "Short-term strategy" , "Art of disposing forces in battle" , "Manuvres" , "Art of military warfare" .)

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