A familiar name for our courage (6)

I believe the answer is:

valour

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'courage' is the definition.
(I know that valour is a type of courage)

'a familiar name for our' is the wordplay.
'a familiar name' becomes 'val' (I am not sure about the 'familiar' bit.).
'for' says to put letters next to each other.
'val'+'our'='VALOUR'

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(Other definitions for valour that I've seen before include "Bravery in battle" , "Exceptional or heroic courage" , "Discretion is said to be the better part of it" , "Great bravery" , "Courage in the face of danger" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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