Endurance to pick-up beastly type briefly for Eliot (7)

I believe the answer is:

stamina

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'endurance' is the definition.
(stamina is a kind of endurance)

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for stamina that I've seen before include "Staying-power, endurance" , "grit" , "legs" , "Vigour" , "Energy and staying power" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.

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