What does the cryptic crossword clue "Perhaps Rupert Pupkin's on the air, somehow (4-4)" mean?

The definition is "Perhaps Rupert Pupkin". The wordplay uses an anagram. anagram of ONTHEAIR ("on the air,") [anagram: "somehow"] = ANTIHERO; definition: "Perhaps Rupert Pupkin's" The answer is ANTIHERO.

Perhaps Rupert Pupkin's on the air, somehow (4-4)

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