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Observed it's hardly refrigerated (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

noticed

'observed' is the definition.
(noticing is a kind of observing)

'hardly refrigerated' is the wordplay.
'hardly' becomes 'not' (I've seen this in another clue).
'refrigerated' becomes 'iced' (I've seen this in another clue).
'not'+'iced'='NOTICED'

'it's' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for noticed that I've seen before include "Spotted" , "remarked" , "Became aware of" , "Observed or saw" , "regarded" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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