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Victor abroad excitedly shows swagger (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bravado

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

'victor abroad excitedly' is the wordplay.
'victor' becomes 'V' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'excitedly' is an anagram indicator.
'v'+'abroad'='vabroad'
'vabroad' is an anagram of 'BRAVADO'.

'shows' is the link.

(Other definitions for bravado that I've seen before include "Show of boldness to impress" , "A show of boldness, may be phoney" , "Swaggering show of boldness" , "Boastful threatening" , "Boastful swagger" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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