Cryptic crossword clue
Animals being shy with inadequate thrust

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word COYPUS

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What does COYPUS mean?

COYPUS noun
  1. A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and North America, valued for its fur in eastern Europe and central Asia and considered a pest elsewhere.

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