Biblical Hero And Biblical Villain About To Spoil One

We've checked our database and believe the answer is SAMARITAN which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: SAMARITAN

Updated: October 14, 2023

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noun • a member of the people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times
	36%	8		Character who is a mixture of hero and villain qualities
noun • a protagonist who lacks the characteristics that would make him a hero (or her a heroine)
	36%	12		Hero or villain of the Age of Exploration
noun • an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century)

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The Guardian Cryptic25 Aug 2005	Down 14
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