Kiss Pole madly in winter sports setting (3,5)

I believe the answer is:

ski slope

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'winter sports setting' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't judge whether this works.

'kiss pole madly' is the wordplay.
'madly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'kiss'+'pole'='kisspole'
'kisspole' anagrammed gives 'SKI-SLOPE'.

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(Other definitions for ski slope that I've seen before include "smooth run" , "sports venue" , "downhill" , "Piste" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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