Both Uses
equivocal
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- He is obliged to watch her treat his father in an equivocal and confidential manner.†
Act 1 *equivocal = unclear in meaning
- If I've got to represent an old fellow who's coming into a house of an equivocal character...The Manager.†
Act 2
Definitions:
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(1)
(equivocal) unclear in meaning -- especially where opposing interpretations are reasonable (sometimes intentionally)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) The form unequivocal (not equivocal; or clean in meaning) is encountered much more frequently, but equivocal is seen on many more SAT review lists.