It's wild, but only half shy (6)
I believe the answer is:
coyote
'it's wild but only half shy' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'it's wild but only half shy' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'shy' could be 'coy' (coy can mean shy or modest) and 'coy' is found within the answer.
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'oe' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for coyote that I've seen before include "Wild prairie dog in America" , "Small North American wolf" , "Wolf-like wild dog" , "Small wild dog" , "N. American wild dog" .)