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Cold, shy, surly person (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

churl

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'surly person' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'cold shy' is the wordplay.
'cold' becomes 'C' (eg on taps).
'shy' becomes 'hurl' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'c'+'hurl'='CHURL'

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(Other definitions for churl that I've seen before include "Surly type" , "Rude and mean-spirited fellow" , "Uncouth type" , "ill-mannered person" , "Mean-spirited, graceless type" .)

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