Character; missive (6)
I believe the answer is:
letter
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">character</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that letter is a type of character)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">missive</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that missive can be written as letter)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for letter that I've seen before include "Epistle, missive" , "Written message" , "A written form of communication" , "he leases" , "Item sent - character" .)