Shaking lemurs out shamefully (9)

I believe the answer is:

tremulous

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'shaking lemurs out shamefully' is the definition.
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'shaking lemurs out' is the wordplay.
'shaking' indicates an anagram.
'lemurs'+'out'='lemursout'
'lemursout' anagrammed gives 'TREMULOUS'.

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(Other definitions for tremulous that I've seen before include "Shaky" , "Slightly shaking" , "Timid; shaking" , "Shaking, quivering" , "Timid; quivering" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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