They are suspended in cold weather (7)

I believe the answer is:

icicles

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'they' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are plural nouns.
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(Other definitions for icicles that I've seen before include "'When ... hang by the wall / And Dick the shepherd blows his nail' (Shakespeare)" , "They hang by the wall (L.L.Lost)" , "Pendent spears of frozen water (7)" , "Frozen pendants" , "Frozen stalactites" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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