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Not to be taken as shy (8)

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reserved

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'shy' is the definition.
(reserved can mean shy or timid)

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(Other definitions for reserved that I've seen before include "Reticent; put by" , "not forthcoming" , "Spoken for" , "Aloof" , "Slow to show emotion" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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