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Cringe, meeting farmyard animal with some hesitation (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cower

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'cringe meeting farmyard' is the definition.
'cower' can be an answer for 'cringe' (synonyms). I'm not sure about the 'meeting farmyard' bit.

'animal with some hesitation' is the wordplay.
'animal' becomes 'cow' (cow is a kind of animal).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'some hesitation' becomes 'er' (sound made while hesitating - um, er).
'cow'+'er'='COWER'

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

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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