Say Tom Ripley broadcast on the air (8)
I believe the answer is:
antihero
'say tom ripley' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'broadcast on the air' is the wordplay.
'broadcast' indicates an anagram (letters scattered or cast around).
'on'+'the'+'air'='ontheair'
'ontheair' with letters rearranged gives 'ANTIHERO'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for antihero that I've seen before include "principal character lacking noble qualities" , "Winston Smith in Orwell's 1984, for example" , "ignoble character" , "Unconventional principal character" , "Less than admirable character" .)