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Remain perfectly still and go cold all over (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

freeze

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'remain' is the definition.
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'perfectly still and go cold all over' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'over' could be 're' and 're' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for freeze that I've seen before include "Stand still!" , "Chill, sounds like decorative band" , "period of cold weather" , "Change liquid to solid through cooling" , "Economic measure - go rigid - refrigerate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Globe and Mail.
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