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Kept cool (2,3)

Ross

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8

2,3

on ice

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'kept' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'cool' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'cool' could be 'ice' (icing is a kind of cooling) and 'ice' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'on' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for on ice that I've seen before include "Predatory insect" , "kept for later" , "Ready to skate" , "In store, preserved" , "Shelved" .)

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