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Could a child bear him? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

teddy

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'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...

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(Other definitions for teddy that I've seen before include "Type of bear" , "plaything" , "Bear - boy" , "Child's soft toy" , "Stuffed bear" .)

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