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Cat put in bag — hard to bear (7)

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I believe the answer is:

stomach

'bear' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'cat put in bag hard' is the wordplay.
'cat' becomes 'tom' (a tom is a male cat).
'put in' indicates putting letters inside.
'bag' becomes 'sac' (a small bag).
'hard' becomes 'h' (abbreviation used in pencil classifications).
'tom' placed into 'sac' is 'stomac'.
'stomac'+'h'='STOMACH'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for stomach that I've seen before include "Could Mac host this organ?" , "Digestive organ" , "stand" , "Appetite for food" , "Bear - belly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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