Dramatic character, Lear, tentatively put back (7)

I believe the answer is:

laertes

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'dramatic character' is the definition.
'laertes' can be an answer for 'character' (I have seen 'Shakespearean character' mean 'laertes' so perhaps 'character' could also mean 'laertes'). I'm unsure of the 'dramatic' bit.

'lear tentatively put back' is the wordplay.
'tentatively' indicates anagramming the letters.
'put' becomes 'set' (both can mean to place or position).
'back' says the letters should be written backwards.
'set' backwards is 'tes'.
'lear' is an anagram of 'laer'.
'laer'+'tes'='LAERTES'

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(Other definitions for laertes that I've seen before include "Son of Polonius (Hamlet)" , "Shakespearean character" , "killer in drama" , "Father of Odysseus" , "Ophelia's brother (Hamlet)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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