A place you go to pursue black bear (5)
I believe the answer is:
baloo
'bear' is the definition.
(I know that Baloo is a fictional bear)
'a place you go to pursue black' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'a' is found in the answer.
'black' could be 'b' (abbreviation as in pencil hardness) and 'b' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'loo' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for baloo that I've seen before include "Jungle Book bear" , "Bear in the Jungle Books" .)