Crossword Genius

Shine in speech? Modesty perhaps evident (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

blaise

'modesty perhaps evident' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'shine in speech?' is the wordplay.
'shine' becomes 'blaze' (blazing is a kind of shining).
'in speech?' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (I've seen 'in speech' mean this).
'blaze' sounds like 'BLAISE'.

(Another definition for blaise that I've seen is " -- Pascal; Modesty --".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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