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Coldness following stiffness (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

frigidity

'coldness' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'following stiffness' is the wordplay.
'following' becomes 'f' (used when citing page numbers etc).
'stiffness' becomes 'rigidity' (I've seen this before).
'f'+'rigidity'='FRIGIDITY'

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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