Characters taken in by unmelodious rebellious celebrity (4)
I believe the answer is:
idol
'celebrity' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for idol that I've seen before include "loved one" , "Object of excessive love or devotion" , "Admired figure" , "Worshipped figure (not painting); revered person" , "Figure worshipped - sounds like someone in 7 8" .)