Freeze and say "cheese" Crossword Clue

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(verb)
1. introduce
2. be a mystery or bewildering to
(noun)
1. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
2. affected manners intended to impress others

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FREEZE (verb)
1. change from a liquid to a solid when cold
2. stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
FREEZE (noun)
1. an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
2. weather cold enough to cause freezing
CHEESE (noun)
1. erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States
2. a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk
CHEESE (verb)
1. used in the imperative (get away, or stop it)
2. wind onto a cheese

Hint 3: Anagram

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