The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word INTREPID
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result INTREPID
- Bold print splashed across English papers
- One mistakenly printed in bold
- Brave international agent is provided with papers
- Pinter production described by papers as daring
- . Papers backing popular forward’s return for game
- Brave prediction dashed following loss of split company
- Greatly daring, I printed translation
- Brave one, not losing heart, clear about record
- I printed anyhow, being fearless
- Brave I spotted in splash of red paint, not adult
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The straight part
We know that "Valiant" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case valiant = intrepid.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 INTREPID mean?
INTREPID adjective- Fearless; bold; brave.