Courageous people (6)
I believe the answer is:
heroes
'courageous people' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for heroes that I've seen before include "Men of distinguished bravery and strength" , "Very brave men" , "Record sung by 14 [BOWIE]" , "Courageous people" , "men taking the lead" .)