Canine companion of glove puppet Sooty (5)

I believe the answer is:

sweep

(Other definitions for sweep that I've seen before include "Use broom; Sooty's friend" , "lottery" , "search" , "long movement" , "range" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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