Marionette (6)
I believe the answer is:
puppet
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">marionette</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for puppet that I've seen before include "Doll controlled by strings" , "Manipulated figure" , "Marionette - poodle" , "eg Sooty; Petrushka" , "It's worked with strings" .)