Far-from-perfect protagonist Crossword Clue

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Far-from-perfect protagonist Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PROTAGONIST (noun)
1. a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
2. the principal character in a work of fiction
PERFECT (adjective)
1. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
2. being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
PERFECT (verb)
1. make perfect or complete
PERFECT (noun)
1. a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

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