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Barmen besmirched Rowan's character (2,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mr bean

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'besmirched rowan's character' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'barmen' is the wordplay.
'barmen' can be anagrammed to 'MR BEAN'.
But, I am not sure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for mr bean that I've seen before include "Inept Rowan Atkinson character" , "TV comedy show" , "TV series about buffoon" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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