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Wind that’s icy — a feature of the continent (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chastity

'a feature of the continent' is the definition.
(feature of continent or chaste people)

'wind that's icy' is the wordplay.
'wind' is an anagram indicator.
'thats'+'icy'='thatsicy'
'thatsicy' with letters rearranged gives 'CHASTITY'.

(Other definitions for chastity that I've seen before include "Virtue, celibacy" , "Pure character" , "Abstention from carnal activity" , "Medieval contraceptive device" , "Sexual purity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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