An otter featured in a novel and a film (5)

I believe the answer is:

tarka

(Other definitions for tarka that I've seen before include "Fictional otter" , "Henry Williamson's otter" , "Devon swimmer" , "Swimmer in story" , "Literary otter" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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