Virginia lout almost rebels initially and displays bravery (6)
I believe the answer is:
valour
'displays bravery' is the definition.
'valour' can be an answer for 'bravery' (valour is a kind of bravery). I'm not sure about the 'displays' bit.
'virginia lout almost rebels initially' is the wordplay.
'virginia' becomes 'va' (US state abbreviation).
'almost' means to remove the last letter (most of the word but not all of it).
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'rebels' is 'r'.
'lout' with its last letter taken away is 'lou'.
'va'+'lou'+'r'='VALOUR'
'and' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for valour that I've seen before include "Courage in the face of danger" , "Great bravery" , "Exceptional or heroic courage" , "Bravery, especially in fighting" , "Discretion is said to be the better part of it" .)