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Subdued Greek character and rock ‘n’ roll fan (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

muted

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'subdued' is the definition.
(both can mean restrained or subtle)

'greek character and rock n roll fan' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'character' could be 'mu' (Greek letter) and 'mu' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ted' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for muted that I've seen before include "Quietened" , "(Of sound/colour) softened" , "In music, with sound deadened or muffled" , "(Of colour) subdued" , "Kept quiet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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