Shakespearean character, one male in a hundred (5)

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timon

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'shakespearean character' is the definition.
(Timon of Athens)

'one male in a hundred' is the wordplay.
'one male' becomes 'im' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'a hundred' becomes 'ton' (I've seen this before).
'im' put within 'ton' is 'TIMON'.

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(Other definitions for timon that I've seen before include "legendary misanthrope" , "Shakespearean Athenian" , "-- of Athens (play)" , "title role" , "Athenian in Shakespeare play" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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