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Bashful or modest (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shamefaced

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

(Other definitions for shamefaced that I've seen before include "Sorry-looking" , "Very modest, bashful" , "Hangdog" , "Displaying dishonour" , "Looking guilty" .)

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