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Kept in the freezer? (3-5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ice-bound

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'kept in' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'freezer?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'freezer?' could be 'ice' (something which 'freezes') and 'ice' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'bound' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'the' is the link.

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(Another definition for ice-bound that I've seen is " feeling the cold".)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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