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Shakespeare character, John ... (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

falstaff

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'shakespeare character' is the first definition.

'john' is the second definition.
(I know that john can be written as Falstaff)

(Other definitions for falstaff that I've seen before include "Rogue knight" , "Sir John in Shakespeare" , "Dissolute Shakespearean - Verdi opera" , "Plump character in "Henry IV, Parts I & II"" , "Shakespeare's rumbustious fat knight" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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