Sort of dead Roman character in mythology (9)
I believe the answer is:
andromeda
'character in mythology' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.
'sort of dead roman' is the wordplay.
'sort of' indicates an anagram.
'dead'+'roman'='deadroman'
'deadroman' anagrammed gives 'ANDROMEDA'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for andromeda that I've seen before include "Constellation; bog rosemary" , "Adored man on constellation with great spiral nebula" , "Damsel in distress" , "Legendary beauty" , "Female unfortunately attached to rock" .)