Crossword Genius

Nothing pleasant being shelved (2,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

on ice

'being shelved' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'nothing pleasant' is the wordplay.
'nothing' becomes 'o' (looks like zero - 0).
'pleasant' becomes 'nice' ('nice' is associated in meaning with 'pleasant').
'o'+'nice'='ON ICE'

(Other definitions for on ice that I've seen before include "Awaiting decision" , "held back?" , "one way to serve gin" , "kept for later" , "delayed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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