The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word OPHELIA
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More clues leading to the result OPHELIA
- Tragic figure in work by essayist stealing hearts
- Essayist after old public house for tragic character
- Hope abandoned with trouble over tragic role
- Shakespearean character, regularly comical, accepting help to diversify
- Tragic heroine excited hope before trouble mounts
- Work hard with writer who was associated with Hamlet?
- Tragic woman and husband appearing in work by essayist
- Once Prince Hamlet’s ‘evermore lady’; insanity awaits, primarily?
- Catastrophe. Liaison. She’s part of both?
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The straight part
We know that "Shakespearean character" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case shakespearean character = ophelia.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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