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Shrink wrapping of rare electrical part (6)

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I believe the answer is:

recoil

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'shrink' is the definition.
(I know that shrink can be written as recoil)

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(Other definitions for recoil that I've seen before include "Flinch or start back (6)." , "Jerk back" , "Flinch, starts back" , "Cringe" , "Spring back in horror" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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