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Aviatrix gives listener courage we hear (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

earhart

'aviatrix' is the definition.
(amelia earhart)

'listener courage we hear' is the wordplay.
'listener' becomes 'ear' (I've seen this before).
'courage' becomes 'heart' (heart is a kind of courage).
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'heart' sounds like 'hart'.
'ear'+'hart'='EARHART'

'gives' is the link.

(Other definitions for earhart that I've seen before include "Amelia ......, American pioneer aviator" , "Flying ace" , "high-flier" , "Amelia --, air pioneer" , "Amelia -, US aviation pioneer" .)

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