Crossword Genius

Princess, bashful but very attractive (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dishy

'very attractive' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'princess bashful' is the wordplay.
'princess' becomes 'di' (Princess Diana).
'bashful' becomes 'shy' (bashful means shy or reserved).
'di'+'shy'='DISHY'

'but' is the link.

(Other definitions for dishy that I've seen before include "Good-looking (colloq.)" , "Handsome" , "Attractive" , "Fair" , "Informally good-looking, like plate?" .)

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