Cryptic crossword clue
Awfully shy friend stopping Bob vacillating 6-9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 16 letter word SHILLY-SHALLYING

I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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Buddy explains!

The straight part
We know that "vacillating" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case vacillating = shilly-shallying.
The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.
This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.

What does SHILLY-SHALLYING mean?

SHILLY-SHALLYING verb
  1. To procrastinate.
  2. To vacillate.
SHILLY-SHALLYING noun
  1. The action of the verb

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