Brave deaths, true to struggles (12)

I believe the answer is:

stouthearted

'brave' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'deaths true to struggles' is the wordplay.
'struggles' indicates anagramming the letters.
'deaths'+'true'+'to'='deathstrueto'
'deathstrueto' is an anagram of 'STOUTHEARTED'.

(Another definition for stouthearted that I've seen is " Courageous, resolute".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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