Seemed frightened and subdued again, inside (7)
I believe the answer is:
cowered
'seemed frightened' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'subdued again inside' is the wordplay.
'subdued' becomes 'cowed' (I've seen this before).
'again' becomes 're' (prefix meaning 'again').
'inside' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'cowed' placed around 're' is 'COWERED'.
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cowered that I've seen before include "Showed fear" , "Cringed" , "looked fearful" .)