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Bashful about a gee-gee being unkempt? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shaggy

'unkempt?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'bashful about a gee-gee' is the wordplay.
'bashful' becomes 'shy' (bashful means shy or reserved).
'about' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'gee' becomes 'g' (synonyms).
'gee' becomes 'g' (synonyms).
'a'+'g'+'g'='agg'
'shy' enclosing 'agg' is 'SHAGGY'.

'being' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for shaggy that I've seen before include "Kind of story about a dog?" , "Bushy" , "Hairy and unkempt" , "Scooby-Doo's friend" , "Rough-haired" .)

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