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The courage of a he-man (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heart

'the courage' is the definition.
(heart is a kind of courage)

'a he-man' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'art' (**).
'he'+'art'='HEART'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for heart that I've seen before include "It beats" , "Feeling" , "Middle" , "Cardiac organ" , "Crux" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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