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Incredible character, once very big on TV (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hulk

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This could be a double definition.

'incredible character' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'very big on tv' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'once' is the link.

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(Other definitions for hulk that I've seen before include "Shipwreck" , "Shell of ship" , "Large clumsy person; stripped ship" , "Remains of ship; Incredible comic monster" , "Clumsy person; old ship" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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