Challenged (9)
'challenged' is the definition.
(daring is a kind of challenging)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for dared that I've seen before include "Acted with courage - or dread?" , "Risked" , "Was brave enough" , "Ventured" , "Took a risk" .)
'challenged' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for contested that I've seen before include "In dispute" , "called into question" , "Challenged, disputed" .)
(Other definitions for tested that I've seen before include "In repose" , "Put to the proof" , "Proven" , "Subjected to examination or trial" , "Subjected to examination, put through paces" .)