Eponymous hero used little ore (9)

I believe the answer is:

titlerole

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'eponymous hero' is the definition.
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'used little ore' is the wordplay.
'used' indicates anagramming the letters.
'little'+'ore'='littleore'
'littleore' anagrammed gives 'TITLEROLE'.

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I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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