Shy female in party surly every so often (7)

5A — Shy female in party surly every so often (7) — BASHFUL

• Definition
  Definition found: 'Shy'
• Indicator
  Indicator found: 'every so often'
• Operation
  'every so often' signals a letter_selection operation
• Fodder
  Fodder: 'surly'
• Abbreviation
  Abbreviations spotted: 'female' → F
• Assembly
  F + BASH + UL = BASHFUL

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