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Shy away (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

recoil

'shy away' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for recoil that I've seen before include "backlash" , "Stagger back" , "Spring back suddenly as gun may when fired" , "Jump back" , "Move or spring back suddenly, perhaps in disgust" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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