Animal, clever, that may be tolerated (8)

I believe the answer is:

bearable

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'animal clever that may be tolerated' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'animal clever' is the wordplay.
'animal' becomes 'bear' (bear is a kind of animal).
'clever' becomes 'able' (able can mean skilled or talented).
'bear'+'able'='BEARABLE'

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(Other definitions for bearable that I've seen before include "accepted" , "just about OK" , "Able to be endured" , "Capable of being endured" , "sustainable" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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