Fancy me losing heart yet achieving renown! (4)
I believe the answer is:
fame
'renown' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'fancy me losing heart yet' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'me' is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'fa' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'achieving' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fame that I've seen before include "Musical - stardom" , "''... is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise (Lycidas, John Milton)" , "Notoriety or celebrity" , "Favourable public reputation" , "Note" .)