Cringes in fear (6)

I believe the answer is:

cowers

(Other definitions for cowers that I've seen before include "Shrinks from escrow" , "Quails" , "Crouches down in fear" , "Flinches, shrinks back in fear" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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