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Intimidated by a cowboy? (5)

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cowed

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(Other definitions for cowed that I've seen before include "Subdued, kept under" , "Browbeaten" , "Overawed" , "Subdued in bovine way?" , "Intimidated, subdued" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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