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Restraint; shyness (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reticence

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'restraint' is the first definition.
(I've seen this before)

'shyness' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for reticence that I've seen before include "modesty" , "Shyness" , "Restraint" , "Unwillingness to talk" , "Tendency to hold back" .)

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