Smollett character -- I got blown off course, covering miles (3,7)

I believe the answer is:

tom bowling

'smollett character' is the definition.

'i got blown off course covering miles' is the wordplay.
'off course' is an anagram indicator (letters go off course from their original places).
'covering' indicates putting letters inside.
'miles' becomes 'm' (common abbreviation).
'i'+'got'+'blown'='igotblown'
'igotblown' anagrammed gives 'tobowling'.
'tobowling' going around 'm' is 'TOM BOWLING'.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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