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Cleverly shy (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coy

(Other definitions for coy that I've seen before include "Pretending to be shy or bashful" , "Pretending modesty" , "Military team in brief" , "Pretending to be shy or embarrassed" , "Reserved" .)

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