Courage shown in the personal column? (8)
I believe the answer is:
backbone
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">courage</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that backbone is a type of fortitude)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">the personal column?</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(column holding up one's person)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">shown in</span>' is the link.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for backbone that I've seen before include "Informal courage of spinal kind" , "Lt protects the spinal cord" , "Steel" , "Spine or courage" , "Firmness of character" .)