Courage is needed to remove feathers (5)
I believe the answer is:
pluck
This could be a double definition.
'courage' is the first definition.
(I know that pluck is a type of fearlessness)
'to remove feathers' is the second definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'is needed' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may belong to one of the definitions.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pluck that I've seen before include "Nerve" , "Pull feathers off a bird before cooking" , "Determined courage" , "Gather" , "extract" .)