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Sits alone, refreshed after hot shower in winter (10)

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I believe the answer is:

hailstones

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'sits alone refreshed after hot shower in winter' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'sits alone refreshed after hot' is the wordplay.
'refreshed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'hot' becomes 'h' (abbreviation eg on taps).
'sits'+'alone'='sitsalone'
'sitsalone' with letters rearranged gives 'ailstones'.
'ailstones' put after 'h' is 'HAILSTONES'.

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(Other definitions for hailstones that I've seen before include "bad weather" , "cold fall" .)

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