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Crooked character? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

italic

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This clue could be a double definition.

'crooked' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are adjectives, I can't understand how they can define each other.

'character?' is the second definition.
(italic is a kind of character)

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for italic that I've seen before include "Principally it" , "Kind of typeface" , "Printing style used for emphasis" , "Print style used for emphasis, titles of books, etc" , "Type of script" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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