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Playfully shy (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coy

'playfully shy' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for coy that I've seen before include "Pretending to be shy or embarrassed" , "not forthcoming" , "reluctant to divulge information" , "Group of soldiers" , "Reserved" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The Wall Street Journal, the King Feature Syndicate, the USA Today and the Universal.
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