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Character from Greece turning ma bald! (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lambda

'character from greece' is the definition.
(letter of the Greek alphabet)

'turning ma bald' is the wordplay.
'turning' is an anagram indicator.
'ma'+'bald'='mabald'
'mabald' is an anagram of 'LAMBDA'.

(Other definitions for lambda that I've seen before include "Steps taken" , "Teasing entertainer" , "The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet" , "part of the skull" , "Not one of our characters" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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