"Great Expectations" hero (3)
I believe the answer is:
pip
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">great expectations hero</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for pip that I've seen before include "Palindromic apple seed" , "Spot (on card); seed (of fruit)" , "Palindromic pear seed" , "Philip" , "star" .)