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Marriageable character in opera (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

figaro

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'marriageable character' is the definition.
'figaro' can be an answer for 'character' (I have seen 'Operatic character ' mean 'figaro' so perhaps 'character' could also mean 'figaro'). I am not sure about the 'marriageable' bit.

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for figaro that I've seen before include "Rossini's barber; Mozart's major-domo" , "Beaumarchais hero" , "Barber in Rossini opera" , "hairdresser" , "Operatic bridegroom" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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