— Ocean, sea surrounding the North Pole (6)

I believe the answer is:

arctic

(Other definitions for arctic that I've seen before include "Region around the North Pole" , "-- Circle; -- fox" , "icy conditions" , "Extremely cold" , "It's cold at the top" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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