Crossword Genius

Unstable movie character? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rocky

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'unstable' is the definition.
('rocky' can be similar in meaning to 'unstable')

'movie character?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'character?' could be 'y' and 'y' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'rock' 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 rocky that I've seen before include "Craggy; difficult" , "Characterised by large stones" , "Hard - unstable" , "Unstable US mountain range?" , "Wobbling" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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