### Clue: Mystery play character always male, reeling in the years (8)
### Answer: EVERYMAN 
 ### Explanation: Definition: Mystery play character
 EVER(always/at all times) + MAN(a male human being) **containing**(reeling in) Y(abbrev. for "year/the years").
Defn: The main character In The Somonyng (Summoning) of Everyman, a mystery play/a popular medieval play based on Biblical stories.