Could a child bear him? (5)
I believe the answer is:
teddy
'him?' is the definition.
'could a child bear' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'bear' could be 'ted' (teddy bear) and 'ted' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for teddy that I've seen before include "Type of bear" , "plaything" , "Bear - boy" , "Child's soft toy" , "Stuffed bear" .)