Bear is quite loud during short life (5)

I believe the answer is:

biffo

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'bear' is the definition.
(as in comic book character Biffo the Bear)

'quite loud during short life' is the wordplay.
'quite loud' becomes 'ff' (short for fortissimo - 'very loud' in music. I am not sure about the 'quite' bit.).
'during' indicates putting letters inside.
'short life' becomes 'bio' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ff' placed within 'bio' is 'BIFFO'.

'is' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for biffo that I've seen is " 4 [BEAR]".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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