1964 novel by Dick Francis (5)

I believe the answer is:

nerve

(Other definitions for nerve that I've seen before include "Steel - bottle - neck" , "Valour, pluck" , "Strand of body fibre" , "Bundles of fibres in the body that transmit instructions" , "Courage - cheek" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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