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Greek character, inspiring talker shut up (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

muted

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'shut up' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'greek character inspiring talker' is the wordplay.
'greek character' becomes 'mu' (letter from the Greek alphabet).
'inspiring talker' becomes 'ted' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'mu'+'ted'='MUTED'

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(Other definitions for muted that I've seen before include "with reduced volume" , "Viola is sometimes" , "Temporarily speechless" , "(Of sound/colour) softened" , "Kept quiet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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