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Batty TV character? (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nora

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'batty tv character?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'tv character?' is the wordplay.
'tv' becomes 'nor' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'character?' becomes 'a'.
'nor'+'a'='NORA'

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(Other definitions for nora that I've seen before include "-- Batty (Last of the Summer Wine)" , "Girl's name" , "Woman" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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