Main character
I believe the answer is:
hero
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">main character</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for hero that I've seen before include "lover whose lamp went out tragically" , "paragon" , "Leander's love" , "Exemplar" , "Man of valour" .)