Amour propre (4-6)

I believe the answer is:

self-esteem

'amour propre' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is all the clue.

(Another definition for self-esteem that I've seen is " Confidence in one's own abilities and worth".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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