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Reprobate will have nothing to do with Dickensian character (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

black sheep

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'reprobate' is the definition.
(black sheep is a kind of reprobate)

'will have nothing to do with dickensian character' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'character' could be 'he' (he is a kind of character) and 'he' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for black sheep that I've seen before include "Dodgy character" , "Source of family shame" , "one rejected by family" , "One regarded as disgrace to family" , "Person in disgrace" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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