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Danger for each gutless intellectual (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peril

'danger' is the definition.
(peril is a kind of danger)

'each gutless intellectual' is the wordplay.
'each' becomes 'per' ('per' can mean for each).
'gutless' means to remove the middle letters.
'intellectual' with its middle taken out is 'il'.
'per'+'il'='PERIL'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for peril that I've seen before include "Exposure to harm" , "Immediate danger" , "Source of danger" , "Hazardous situation" , "Danger, hazard" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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