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Be brave - make staff happy (3,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

man up

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'be brave' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'staff happy' is the wordplay.
'staff' becomes 'man' (as in staffing or manning a particular place).
'happy' becomes 'up' (I've seen this in other clues).
'man'+'up'='MAN UP'

'make' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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