Hardly given to chat (8)

I believe the answer is:

taciturn

(Other definitions for taciturn that I've seen before include "Without saying much" , "Uncommunicative, of few words" , "Habitually silent" , "Reserved and uncommunicative" , "Habitually uncommunicative, saying little" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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