Film franchise: a version with a scoundrel turning up (6)
I believe the answer is:
avatar
'film franchise' is the definition.
'avatar' can be an answer for 'film' (I've seen this before). I am unsure of the 'franchise' bit.
'a version with a scoundrel turning up' is the wordplay.
'version' becomes 'v' (v1, v2 etc).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'scoundrel' becomes 'rat' (both can mean a dishonourable person).
'turning up' is a reversal indicator.
'rat' in reverse letter order is 'tar'.
'a'+'v'+'a'+'tar'='AVATAR'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for avatar that I've seen before include "Visual manifestation of something abstract" , "Computer object representing the user" , "Graphic" , "Divine incarnation" , "Incarnation of a Hindu deity in human or animal form" .)