King with little character in final call (5)
I believe the answer is:
knell
'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.
Can you help me to learn more?
(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" .)