Say, Bradman scored zero; what a character (6,4)

I believe the answer is:

donald duck

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(Other definitions for donald duck that I've seen before include "Screen favourite" , "Walt Disney character" , "bird apparently brought to life" , "Disney cartoon character" , "Bradman getting no runs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.

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