Female listener not as brave (8)
I believe the answer is:
fearless
'brave' is the definition.
(I know that brave can be written as fearless)
'female listener not' is the wordplay.
'female' becomes 'f' (common abbreviation).
'listener' becomes 'ear' (body part which hears or listens).
'not' becomes 'less' (I've seen this in other clues).
'f'+'ear'+'less'='FEARLESS'
'as' is the link.
(Other definitions for fearless that I've seen before include "Hardy" , "Bold" , "Totally courageous" , "Indomitable" , "Oblivious of dangers or perils" .)