Exhibiting confidence (7)
I believe the answer is:
assured
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">exhibiting confidence</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for assured that I've seen before include "without doubt" , "Informed with certainty and confidence" , "Self-confident" , "Promised, guaranteed" , "Sad ruse (anag.)" .)