Crossword Genius

Stop providing cold comfort (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cease

'stop' is the definition.
(I know that stop can be written as cease)

'cold comfort' is the wordplay.
'cold' becomes 'C' (eg on taps).
'comfort' becomes 'ease' (easing is a kind of comforting).
'c'+'ease'='CEASE'

'providing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for cease that I've seen before include "Come to an end" , "Political group" , "Finish, end" , "Stop, finish" , "Culminate" .)

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