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Miser’s choice for going on ice? (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cheapskate

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'miser's' is the definition.
(cheapskate is a kind of miser)

'choice for going on ice?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'on' could be 'at' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'at' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for cheapskate that I've seen before include "he won't pay the going rate" , "Ungenerous type" , "One's tight" , "ungenerous person" , "Tightwad" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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