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Courage of woman round ancient city (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

valour

'courage' is the definition.
(valour is a kind of courage)

'woman round ancient city' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'val' (val is a name for a woman**).
'round' becomes 'o' (round can mean a round object).
'ancient city' becomes 'ur'.
'val'+'o'+'ur'='VALOUR'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for valour that I've seen before include "Exceptional or heroic courage" , "Discretion is said to be the better part of it" , "Great bravery" , "Bravery, heroism" , "Courage in the face of danger" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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