Character that is comfortable to have around you (6)

I believe the answer is:

cardie

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'character that is comfortable to have around you' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'character that is' is the wordplay.
'character' becomes 'card' (both can mean a humorous person).
'that is' becomes 'ie' (short for Latin 'id est', 'that is').
'card'+'ie'='CARDIE'

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(Other definitions for cardie that I've seen before include "Knitted jacket that buttons up the front (abbr)" , "Jumper (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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