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Unlikely to make the first move (3)

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'unlikely to make the first move' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for shy that I've seen before include "Nervous or timid in company" , "Retiring; fling" , "Quick throw" , "'Timid, diffident (3)'" , "Recoil" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, the L.A. Times Daily, the Universal, the New York Times and the Ink Well xwords.
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