Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Not very affable (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ALOOF
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Notes
The answer ALOOF is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.
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Intentionally apart
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Hard to get to know
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Unlikely to hug, say
Definition
ALOOF as an adjective:
1. (aloof, distant, upstage) = remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
ALOOF as an adverb:
1. in an aloof manner; "the local gentry and professional classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their sons readily enough"