Bloodthirsty character unusual for Austen (9)

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nosferatu

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'bloodthirsty character' is the definition.
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'unusual for austen' is the wordplay.
'unusual' is an anagram indicator.
'for'+'austen'='forausten'
'forausten' is an anagram of 'NOSFERATU'.

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(Other definitions for nosferatu that I've seen before include "horror film" , "F.W. Murnau's early Dracula film" , "1922 Dracula film" , "Old film" .)

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