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Most reluctant to give positive response in bed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coyest

'most reluctant' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'positive response in bed' is the wordplay.
'positive response' becomes 'yes' (positive response to a question).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'bed' becomes 'cot' (cot is a type of bed).
'yes' going into 'cot' is 'COYEST'.

'to give' is the link.

(Other definitions for coyest that I've seen before include "Most modest" , "Most reluctant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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