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Recoil, cringe (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

flinch

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">recoil</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that recoil can be written as flinch)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">cringe</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that cringe can be written as flinch)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for flinch that I've seen before include "Draw back in fear, recoil" , "Shrink back or wince" , "Shy away" , "Draw back in shock" , "Recoil, shrink back" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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