Leonard , Victoria Cross recipient; founder of a charity for disabled ex-servicemen in 1948 (8)

I believe the answer is:

cheshire

(Other definitions for cheshire that I've seen before include "Crumbly cheese from northwest England" , "Type of English cheese" , "Crumbly type of cheese" , "Cat with broad smile, from English county" , "part of England" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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