"Ambition should be made of ___ stuff": "Julius Caesar" (7)

I believe the answer is:

sterner

(Other definitions for sterner that I've seen before include "More demanding" , "More severe" , "More grimly serious" , "Less easy-going" , "Renters of more strict sort" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times and The New York Times.

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