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Terribly solemn pair might be frigid (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

impersonal

'frigid' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'terribly solemn pair' is the wordplay.
'terribly' is an anagram indicator.
'solemn'+'pair'='solemnpair'
'solemnpair' is an anagram of 'IMPERSONAL'.

'might be' is the link.

(Other definitions for impersonal that I've seen before include "Aloof" , "Cold" , "Objective; disinterested" , "Cool" , "Ignoring one's own feelings" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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