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Inexperienced enough to daunt about everybody (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

callow

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'inexperienced' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'daunt about everybody' is the wordplay.
'daunt' becomes 'cow' (I've seen this in another clue).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'everybody' becomes 'all' (I've seen this in another clue).
'cow' going around 'all' is 'CALLOW'.

'enough to' is the link.
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(Other definitions for callow that I've seen before include "Jejune" , "Inexperienced or unsophisticated, as a youth say" , "Simon ---, actor; immature" , "23 [BRIGHTONIAN] actor" , "lacking experience of life" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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