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Ran nude around church, showing stamina (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

endurance

'stamina' is the definition.
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'ran nude around church' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates anagramming the letters.
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'ran'+'nude'='rannude'
'rannude' anagrammed gives 'enduran'.
'enduran'+'ce'='ENDURANCE'

'showing' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for endurance that I've seen before include "Patient suffering" , "ship bound for the Antarctic" , "Fortitude" , "Lasting quality" , "Ability to withstand prolonged hardship" .)

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