The first hint to crack the puzzle "__ up, became reluctant to speak" is:

It is a word which contains 7 letters

The second hint to crack the puzzle "__ up, became reluctant to speak" is:

It starts with letter c

The third hint to crack the puzzle "__ up, became reluctant to speak" is:

It ends with letter d

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