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What managed to melt? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

thaw

'to melt?' is the definition.
('thaw' can be a synonym of 'melt')

'what managed' is the wordplay.
'managed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'what' is an anagram of 'THAW'.

(Other definitions for thaw that I've seen before include "following 28 [SILVER]" , "Player of detective" , "get warmer" , "(Of ice/snow) melt" , "Frost going" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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