Many an icy place can be nice and cool (5)
I believe the answer is:
drink
'be nice and cool' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'many an icy place' is the wordplay.
'many' becomes 'D' (Roman numeral for 500).
'an icy place' becomes 'rink' (I've seen this in another clue).
'd'+'rink'='DRINK'
'can' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for drink that I've seen before include "Demon beverage?" , "Tipple" , "Imbibe" , "effect rehydration" , "Swallow" .)