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The cold leg, perhaps, I had (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gelid

'the cold' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'leg perhaps i had' is the wordplay.
'perhaps' indicates anagramming the letters.
'i had' becomes 'I'd' (contraction).
'leg' is an anagram of 'gel'.
'gel'+'id'='GELID'

(Other definitions for gelid that I've seen before include "Glacial" , "Extremely cold, frozen" , "Icy cold - glide (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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