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Wherein a clerk can get a bad chill (6)

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I believe the answer is:

office

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'wherein a clerk' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'get a bad chill' is the wordplay.
'get' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a bad' becomes 'off' (I've seen this before).
'chill' becomes 'ice' (icing is a kind of chilling).
'off' put next to 'ice' is 'OFFICE'.

'can' is the link.

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(Other definitions for office that I've seen before include "Administration room" , "Room for working" , "Workroom" , "Post - bureau" , "Post - place of work" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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