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Many are ice cold, evidently (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drinks

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'ice cold evidently' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'many' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'many' could be 'd' (Roman numeral for 500) and 'd' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'rinks' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'are' is the link.

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(Other definitions for drinks that I've seen before include "Beverages" , "Swallows liquids" , "they are to be swallowed" , "Quaffs, imbibes" , "Consumes alcohol" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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