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Shyness (7)

Ross

I think it could be either:

reserve

modesty

'shyness' is the definition.

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for reserve that I've seen before include "One on bench" , "Keep back - book" , "Modesty- store" , "Hold back" , "man on bench?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror, the Penny Press and the Evening Standard.
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