Captain Marvel, e.g. (9)

I believe the answer is:

superhero

(Other definitions for superhero that I've seen before include "One possibly involved in saving" , "person who catches lots of baddies" , "Batman perhaps" , "Batman, say?" , "lifesaver?" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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