Answer: antihero

AnswerCrossword Clue
ANTIHERO

Unlikely protagonist

ANTIHERO

Yossarian in "Catch-22", e.g.

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Protagonist with likability issues

ANTIHERO
Bad guy you root for
ANTIHERO
Dirty Harry, notably
ANTIHEROFilm noir protagonist
ANTIHERONontraditional protagonist
ANTIHEROUnexpected protagonist
ANTIHEROHarrison Ford on film, often
ANTIHERODirty Harry or Cool Hand Luke
ANTIHERODirty Harry or Tony Soprano
ANTIHEROCool Hand Luke, for one
ANTIHEROWilly Loman, for one
ANTIHEROCaptain Jack Sparrow, e.g.
ANTIHEROMad Max or Dirty Harry
ANTIHEROTony Soprano, for one
ANTIHEROWalter White on "Breaking Bad," for one
ANTIHERONovel character
ANTIHEROClark Kent, for one
ANTIHEROFlawed protagonist
ANTIHEROQuestionable lead
ANTIHEROUncourageous protagonist
ANTIHEROUnlikable protagonist
ANTIHEROYossarian in "Catch-22," e.g.
ANTIHEROLeopold Bloom, e.g.
ANTIHEROPop character of the current scene.
ANTIHERODrama character
ANTIHEROLiterary nonachiever
ANTIHEROProtagonist in fiction
ANTIHEROProtagonist of a sort
ANTIHERODon Quixote or Leopold Bloom
ANTIHEROLucky Jim, for one
ANTIHEROEither lead in "Easy Rider," e.g.
ANTIHERODirty Harry, e.g.
ANTIHERORaskolnikov in "Crime and Punishment," e.g.
ANTIHEROAtypical protagonist
ANTIHEROCharacter lacking courage
ANTIHEROProtagonist found lacking
ANTIHEROUnworthy protagonist
ANTIHEROShady character, perhaps