Word before cream or crystals (3)

I believe the answer is:

ice

(Other definitions for ice that I've seen before include "Frozen water - diamonds" , "Diamonds (slang)" , "Constituent of 2dn" , "Diamonds (informal)" , "Frozen water; kill (slang)" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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