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"fearless" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often intrepid (8 letters).
Definitions
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
Word origin
From fear + -less.
Used in a sentence
“"Our fearless reporter"... I'm not fearless, John. I don't like this.”
“England's wicket-keeper in the 50s, he was fearless about standing on the stumps to fastish bowlers[.]”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Brave”8 letters
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