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Courage seen in never moving king, queen, or rook (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nerve

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

'in never moving king queen or rook' is the wordplay.
'never' anagrams to 'NERVE'.
However, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

'seen' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for nerve that I've seen before include "Fearlessness" , "Body fibre conveying sensations to brain" , "Fibre carrying impulses from brain to body" , "Dangerous type of gas" , "Cheek; self-possession" .)

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