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Shrink back (6)

Ross

I think it could be either:

cringe

flinch

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">shrink back</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for cringe that I've seen before include "Recoil in embarrassment" , "'Cower, flinch (6)'" , "Sneak" , "Shrink away in fear" , "Start" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The Times, the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate and The Sun.
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