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Greek character s-scarpered, wrapped in scarf? (7)

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I believe the answer is:

muffled

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'wrapped in scarf?' is the definition.
'muffled' can be an answer for 'wrapped' (thesaurus). I am not sure about the 'in scarf?' bit.

'greek character s-scarpered' is the wordplay.
'greek character' becomes 'mu' (letter from the Greek alphabet).
's-scarpered' becomes 'f-fled' ('fled' said with a stammer like 'scarpered' was).
'mu'+'ffled'='MUFFLED'

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(Other definitions for muffled that I've seen before include "Silenced; wrapped" , "Wrapped for warmth" , "Of sound, deadened or made indistinct" , "Wrapped (up), stifled" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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