Shakespeare character, John ... (8)
I believe the answer is:
falstaff
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">shakespeare character</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">john</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that john can be written as Falstaff)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for falstaff that I've seen before include "Rogue knight" , "Sir John in Shakespeare" , "Dissolute Shakespearean - Verdi opera" , "Plump character in "Henry IV, Parts I & II"" , "Shakespeare's rumbustious fat knight" .)