The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GLACIAL
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result GLACIAL
- Good lines about active spies being very reserved
- Good length of race not beginning in slow style
- A Gallic deviant is unfriendly
- A Gallic fashion? Extremely cool
- A Gallic building's icy cold
- Very slow backtracking through formulaic algebra
- Georgia accepts inexperienced driver, one in another state coldly hostile
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The straight part
We know that "coldly hostile" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case coldly hostile = glacial.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does GLACIAL mean?
GLACIAL noun- A glacial period (colloquially known as an ice age).
- Of, or relating to glaciers.
- Very slow.
- Cold and icy.
- Having the appearance of ice.
- Cool and unfriendly.