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Possibly ram Greek character (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lambda

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'greek character' is the definition.
(letter from the Greek alphabet)

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(Other definitions for lambda that I've seen before include "Steps taken" , "The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet" , "character from Greece" , "Eleventh Greek letter" , "Greek character" .)

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