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Woman in control shows strength (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hardiness

'strength' is the definition.
(I know that hardiness is a type of strength)

'woman in control' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'Di' (short for Diana).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'control' becomes 'harness' (harnessing is a kind of controlling).
'di' going inside 'harness' is 'HARDINESS'.

'shows' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for hardiness that I've seen before include "Courage" , "Fortitude" , "Resilience" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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