The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HEROISM
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result HEROISM
- Bravery of woman with honour saving lives
- Dauntless display might be moreish
- Female love is the ultimate in calm courage
- That woman’s order to collect is for valour
- Hot sexual desire, no uncontrolled movement — that deserves a medal, maybe!
- Discovered where one’s to wear award for gallantry
- Courage, as the girl’s love is married
- That man? Is held in memory for showing courage
- Woman’s order to wrap up is daring
- Bottle is more shaken, hard to open
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The straight part
We know that "courage" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case courage = heroism.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does HEROISM mean?
HEROISM noun- The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such qualities.