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Cold confection about to be included in selection

Ross

I believe the answer is:

choc-ice

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'cold confection' is the definition.
'choc-ice' can be an answer for 'confection' (I have seen 'Frozen confection ' mean 'choc-ice' so perhaps 'confection' could also mean 'choc-ice'). I am not certain of the 'cold' bit.

'about to be included in selection' is the wordplay.
'about' becomes 'c' (abbreviation for 'circa').
'to be included in' is an insertion indicator.
'selection' becomes 'choice' ('choice' can be a synonym of 'selection').
'c' put inside 'choice' is 'CHOC-ICE'.

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(Other definitions for choc-ice that I've seen before include "Frozen confection" , "Frozen bar" , "Cold, coated confection" , "Cold treat" , "Frozen sweet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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