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Melting ice does, see (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

diocese

'see' is the definition.
(both can mean a bishop's associated area)

'melting ice does' is the wordplay.
'melting' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ice'+'does'='icedoes'
'icedoes' with letters rearranged gives 'DIOCESE'.

(Other definitions for diocese that I've seen before include "Bishopric" , "District under a bishop's jurisdiction" , "District under care of bishop" , "Ecclesiastical see" , "Bishop's see" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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