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Coy perhaps over one’s husband? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maidenish

'coy' is the definition.
(coy or naive like a maiden)

'over one's husband?' is the wordplay.
'over' becomes 'maiden' (maiden is a kind of over).
'one's' becomes 'I's' (Roman numeral).
'husband?' becomes 'h'.
'maiden'+'is'+'h'='MAIDENISH'

'perhaps' is the link.

(Other definitions for maidenish that I've seen before include "innocent?" , "Like a girl" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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