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Crouch down in fear (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cower

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">crouch down in fear</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for cower that I've seen before include "Crouch in fear" , "Bend in fear" , "intimidating person?" , "Cringe, grovel" , "to emulate Burns's wee beastie" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Times.
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