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Ten cheers for Greek character (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

iota

'greek character' is the definition.
(letter from the Greek alphabet)

'ten cheers' is the wordplay.
'ten' becomes 'io'.
'cheers' becomes 'ta' (I've seen this in other clues).
'io'+'ta'='IOTA'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for iota that I've seen before include "Ninth Greek character" , "Greek equivalent of the letter I" , "letter from Greece" , "Smidgeon" , "Jot, particle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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