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Touched Zero° F? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

froze

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'touched' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to change as well as being past participle verbs.
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(Other definitions for froze that I've seen before include "suddenly stopped" , "Became iced over" , "Suddenly stood motionless" , "Stopped dead" , "Didn't move" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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