Thin Winter Coat Crossword Clue — 5 Letters

One confident answer with explanation of the wordplay

FROST
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F
R
O
S
T

The clue "Thin winter coat?" is a cryptic/punny clue. A "coat" can mean a thin layer covering something, and in winter, FROST is a thin coating that forms on surfaces. The question mark signals wordplay — frost is literally a thin "coat" that appears in winter.

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Other possible answers
GLAZEA thin coating of ice (glaze ice) in winter could be called a thin winter coat.
SLEETSleet is thin winter precipitation that can coat surfaces.
LAYERA thin coat/layer is a general winter covering, though less clever wordplay.

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