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Greek character, very loud, having shown the way, is to be toned down (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

muffled

'toned down' is the definition.
('muffle' can be a synonym of 'tone down')

'greek character very loud having shown the way' is the wordplay.
'greek character' becomes 'mu' (letter from the Greek alphabet**).
'very loud' becomes 'ff' (musical abbreviation).
'having' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'shown the way' becomes 'led' (I've seen this in other clues).
'mu'+'ff'+'led'='MUFFLED'

'is to be' is the link.

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

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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