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King with little character in final call (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

knell

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'final call' is the definition.
'knell' can be an answer for 'call' (call made by a bell). I'm unsure of the 'final' bit.

'king with little character' is the wordplay.
'king' becomes 'K' (abbreviation for king in chess).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'little character' becomes 'Nell' (Little Nell from Dickens' The Old Curiosity Shop).
'k'+'nell'='KNELL'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for knell that I've seen before include "Funereal bell sound" , "Solemnly proclaim death" , "Sound of funeral bell" , "''The curfew tolls the ... of parting day'' (Thomas Gray)" , "Toll, ring" .)

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