Valiant Independent printed anyway (8)
I believe the answer is:
intrepid
'valiant' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'independent printed anyway' is the wordplay.
'independent' becomes 'i'.
'anyway' indicates an anagram.
'printed' anagrammed gives 'ntrepid'.
'i'+'ntrepid'='INTREPID'
(Other definitions for intrepid that I've seen before include "Audacious" , "Undaunted" , "Fearlessly adventurous" , "Bold" , "Novel" .)