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Cringe away from a bully? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

cower

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'cringe' is the definition.
(I know that cringe can be written as cower)

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(Other definitions for cower that I've seen before include "Show abject fear" , "Quail" , "Crouch in fear" , "Cringe, grovel" , "Cringe, crouch" .)

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