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Said to be out-daring? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bold

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'daring?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'said to be out' is the wordplay.
'said' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'out' becomes 'old' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'be' sounds like 'b'.
'b'+'old'='BOLD'

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(Other definitions for bold that I've seen before include "Intrepid" , "Conspicuous" , "Not timid" , "Confidently courageous" , "Thick and heavy (type)" .)

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