Hoskins's role in "Hook" (4)
I believe the answer is:
smee
'hoskins's role in hook' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for smee that I've seen before include "Stage boatswain" , "Simpered oddly" , "Hook's bo'sun (Peter Pan)" , "pirate > BIRD" , "Local duck" .)