Male skill and courage (5)
I believe the answer is:
heart
'courage' is the definition.
(I know that heart is a type of courage)
'male skill' is the wordplay.
'male' becomes 'he' (he refers to a man).
'skill' becomes 'art' (both can mean a talent).
'he'+'art'='HEART'
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for heart that I've seen before include "Feeling" , "It beats" , "Cardiac courage" , "Player for Scottish team" , "Spirit - core" .)