Chicken (out) (4)

I believe the answer is:

wimp

(Other definitions for wimp that I've seen before include "Namby-pamby" , "Weak individual" , "Weak-willed person" , "Puny, pathetic individual" , "Milksop" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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