Crossword Genius

Men cope: friends somehow showing calmness in crisis (8,2,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

presence of mind

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'calmness in crisis' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both human attributes as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'men cope friends somehow' is the wordplay.
'somehow' indicates an anagram.
'men'+'cope'+'friends'='mencopefriends'
'mencopefriends' with letters rearranged gives 'PRESENCE OF MIND'.

'showing' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for presence of mind that I've seen before include "alertness in crisis" , "Wits are required to display such" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.