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The way to get frozen, perhaps? (5)

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north

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'perhaps?' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adverbs. Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'the way to get frozen' is the wordplay.
'the way' becomes 'n' (Compass direction - North).
'to get' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'frozen' becomes 'orth' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'n'+'orth'='NORTH'

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(Other definitions for north that I've seen before include "British leader" , "Boreal; South's opposite" , "Boreas was the god of the - wind" , "One looking for contract" , "Bridge position" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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