Brave woman (7)
I believe the answer is:
heroine
'brave woman' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for heroine that I've seen before include "Woman of courageous achievements" , "The main good female character in a work of fiction" , "Chief female character in a book" , "Perhaps Tess" , "Brave woman" .)