"Jesus Christ Superstar" character (6)

I believe the answer is:

pilate

(Other definitions for pilate that I've seen before include "prefect" , "What is truth?, he famously asked" , "Roman governor" , "Biblical Roman procurator of Judaea" , "Pontius, hand-washing judge" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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