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Touch of cold? (3)

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I believe the answer is:

tap

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This clue could be a double definition.

'touch' is the first definition.
(tap is a kind of touch)

'cold?' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for tap that I've seen before include "that's less hard than 11 [BASH] or 22 [BATTER]" , "Secret (phone) intercept" , "Strike lightly" , "Stopper enabling withdrawal of liquid" , "Somewhere to drink beer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times.
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