The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word TIMID
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More clues leading to the result TIMID
- Fearful and dull, it turned up
- Lacking courage, I’m one hiding in study regularly
- Mousy chap a girl's thrown over
- Retiring in order, mainly, to pen note
- Send back stupid one close to coconut shy
- Diffident and unintelligent with computer technology having to be set up
- It’s stupid — both rejected retiring
- Mousy girl college rejected
- Gutless and stupid: The X-Factor must be sent up!
- Thick relations coming round for chicken?
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The straight part
We know that "Retiring/order" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case retiring/order = timid.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does TIMID mean?
TIMID adjective- Lacking in courage or confidence.