Can her brazenness make us shy? (5)

I believe the answer is:

hussy

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'can her brazenness' is the definition.
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'make us shy?' is the wordplay.
'make' is an anagram indicator.
'us'+'shy'='usshy'
'usshy' with letters rearranged gives 'HUSSY'.

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(Other definitions for hussy that I've seen before include "Shameless woman" , "Trollop" , "tart" , "Immoral woman" , "An impudent or brazen girl" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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