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Diffidence, shyness (11)

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I believe the answer is:

bashfulness

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">diffidence</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">shyness</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Another definition for bashfulness that I've seen is " embarrassment".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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