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Greek character, villain in canoe (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pirogue

'canoe' is the definition.
(type of Central American canoe)

'greek character villain' is the wordplay.
'greek character' becomes 'pi' (letter from the Greek alphabet).
'villain' becomes 'rogue' (rogue is a kind of villain).
'pi'+'rogue'='PIROGUE'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for pirogue that I've seen before include "Dugout canoe" , "One needing a row" , "shallow conveyance" , "hollow craft" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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