Brave figure, drunk, throttling working judge (4-5)

I believe the answer is:

lion-heart

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'brave figure' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'drunk throttling working judge' is the wordplay.
'drunk' becomes 'lit' (I've seen this in another clue).
'throttling' is an insertion indicator.
'working' becomes 'on' (e.g. a machine is working or on).
'judge' becomes 'hear' (as in to hear a court case).
'on'+'hear'='onhear'
'lit' going around 'onhear' is 'LION-HEART'.

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