Courage at recent new HQ (5,6)
I believe the answer is:
nerve centre
'hq' is the definition.
(nerve centre can mean a base of operations or HQ)
'courage at recent new' is the wordplay.
'courage' becomes 'nerve' (nerve is a kind of courage).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'new' is an anagram indicator.
'recent' anagrammed gives 'centre'.
'nerve'+'centre'='NERVE-CENTRE'
(Other definitions for nerve centre that I've seen before include "Control hub (of operation)" , "Organisation's control point" , "Place running organisation" , "Principal source of control over any complex activity" , "Organisation's operational control room" .)