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Stopped being cold and relaxed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ceased

'stopped' is the definition.
('cease' can be a synonym of 'stop')

'cold and relaxed' is the wordplay.
'cold' becomes 'c' (eg on taps).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'relaxed' becomes 'eased' (I've seen this before).
'c'+'eased'='CEASED'

'being' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ceased that I've seen before include "Stopped, quit" , "Terminated" , "Stopped, desisted" , "Stopped, quitted" , "Came to a close" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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