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Valiant prince gets blessed (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

plucky

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'blessed' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

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

'gets' is the link.

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(Other definitions for plucky that I've seen before include "Showing determination in the face of difficulty" , "Showing courage, feisty" , "Brave in English way" , "Bold" , "Courageous or feisty" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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