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Woman's stoic followers are very brave (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

heroic

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

'woman's stoic followers' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'woman's' could be 'her' (belonging to a woman) and 'her' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'are' is the link.

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(Other definitions for heroic that I've seen before include "Of deed or person, very brave" , "Very brave and noble" , "Showing no fear in the face of extreme difficulty" , "Imposing or impressive: very courageous" , "Fearless, valiant" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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