Gainsford's running out of composure (9)

I believe the answer is:

sangfroid

'composure' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'gainsford's running' is the wordplay.
'running' is an anagram indicator.
'gainsford' is an anagram of 'SANGFROID'.

'out of' acts as a link.

(Another definition for sangfroid that I've seen is " Cool".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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