Shy and tiny man rejected girl (5)

I believe the answer is:

timid

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'shy' is the definition.
(I know that shy can be written as timid)

'tiny man rejected girl' is the wordplay.
'tiny man' becomes 'tim' (short for Timothy. I am not sure about the 'tiny' bit.).
'rejected' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'girl' becomes 'Di'.
'di' reversed gives 'id'.
'tim'+'id'='TIMID'

'and' is the link.

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(Other definitions for timid that I've seen before include "Easily scared" , "not forward" , "Bashful or fearful" , "doormat" , "Easily frightened" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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