Bad character short of hair? (7)
I believe the answer is:
shylock
'bad character' is the definition.
'shylock' can be an answer for 'character' (I have seen 'Shakespearean character' mean 'shylock' so perhaps 'character' could also mean 'shylock'). I'm not certain of the 'bad' bit.
'short of hair?' is the wordplay.
'short of' becomes 'shy' (I've seen this in another clue).
'hair?' becomes 'lock' (a lock of hair).
'shy'+'lock'='SHYLOCK'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for shylock that I've seen before include "Ruthless creditor" , "Heartless creditor" , "The Jew in 'The Merchant of Venice'" , "Shakespearean character" , "Miser" .)