Making a movement of fear, pale (4)
I believe the answer is:
ashy
'pale' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'making a movement of fear' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'shy' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ashy that I've seen before include "White" , "Like burnt residue" , "Pale grey" , "Grey-coloured" , "covered in dust" .)