Cook, a character following Moore's initial complicated series of actions (9)
I believe the answer is:
rigmarole
'complicated series of actions' is the definition.
(rigmarole means a complex process)
'cook a character following moore's initial' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'cook' could be 'rig' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'rig' is found in the answer.
'a' is found in the answer.
'character' could be 'role' (synonyms) and 'role' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'm' remains which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rigmarole that I've seen before include "long, tedious business" , "Long, complex stuff" , "fuss" , "boring series" , "red tape?" .)