Contemptible coward (6)

I believe the answer is:

craven

(Other definitions for craven that I've seen before include "Faint-hearted" , "Cowardly, abjectly afraid" , "Cowardly - Yorkshire area" , "Mean-spirited" , "Cowardly and fearful" .)

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