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Like a cold nose in New York after a jog (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

runny

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'like a cold nose' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'new york after a jog' is the wordplay.
'new york' becomes 'ny'.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a jog' becomes 'run' (I've seen this before).
'ny' after 'run' is 'RUNNY'.

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for runny that I've seen before include "Molten" , "Inclined to liquefy, watery" , "Inclined to be rather liquid" , "Not viscous" , "Not set, inclined to spread" .)

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