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With false shyness (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

coyly

(Other definitions for coyly that I've seen before include "shrinking" , "Being bashful" , "In mock modest manner" , "In a shy way" .)

I've seen this clue in the New York Times and the Universal.
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