Be shy (3)
I believe the answer is:
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">be shy</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for owe that I've seen before include "Have a duty to pay" , "Be obliged to pay" , "Be beholden" , "Have outstanding" , "Have a debt to (someone)" .)