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She died with honour at stake (4,2,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

joan of arc

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'honour at stake' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'she died' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'she' could be 'joan' and 'joan' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ofarc' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'with' is the link.

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(Other definitions for joan of arc that I've seen before include "Orleans girl" , "She was known as the Maid of Orleans" , "burning visionary?" , "French heroine" , "national heroine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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