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Southern ice art (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

skill

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

'southern ice' is the wordplay.
'southern' becomes 'S' (abbreviation).
'ice' becomes 'kill' (ice can informally mean to kill or assassinate).
's'+'kill'='SKILL'

(Other definitions for skill that I've seen before include "Craft; dexterity" , "Prowess" , "Ability acquired by training" , "Ability - dexterity" , "Aptitude" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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