What does the cryptic crossword clue "Calm and collected announcement of educational establishment in 'ackney? (3-4)" mean?

The definition is "Calm". The wordplay uses a homophone (sounds like). sounds like (announcement of) ‘high school’=”educational establishment”, with the leading ‘h’ dropped to sound ‘ackney The answer is ICECOOL.

Calm and collected announcement of educational establishment in 'ackney? (3-4)

Guardian Cryptic #29300 | 18 Down | 2024-02-08 flower

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