Shuffle seems unable to shuffle songs within a playlist

suddenly now, I no longer have the option to shuffle songs within a playlist. I can shuffle all songs in the music library or shuffle albums within a playlist. I want to shuffle songs within a playlist.
Any suggestions?

Settings -> Shuffle - Songs.
Music -> Playlists, scroll to a playlist and press Play (not Select).

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