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Oddly, a shy male terrier (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sealyham

'terrier' is the definition.
(Sealyham terrier is an example)

'oddly a shy male' is the wordplay.
'oddly' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'shy'+'male'='ashymale'
'ashymale' is an anagram of 'SEALYHAM'.

(Other definitions for sealyham that I've seen before include "A shy male (anag) - dog" , "5 [MANS BEST FRIEND]" , "Breed of terrier" , "Short-legged terrier" , "Wire-haired terrier" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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