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Mountain pass never completely icy (3)

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col

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'mountain pass' is the definition.
(col is a kind of mountain pass)

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(Other definitions for col that I've seen before include "A pass between mountain peaks" , "Officer" , "Lowest point of ridge between two peaks" , "dip?" , "Feature of mountain" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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