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A strain people are willing to stand for (6)

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I believe the answer is:

anthem

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'willing to stand for' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'a strain people' is the wordplay.
'a' becomes 'an'.
'strain people' becomes 'them' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'an'+'them'='ANTHEM'

'are' is the link.

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(Other definitions for anthem that I've seen before include "The man for a rousing song" , "Internationale?" , "The man for a patriotic song" , "Church choral piece" , "Solemn song" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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