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Develop a liking for bear also missing tail (4,2)

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I believe the answer is:

take to

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'develop a liking for' is the definition.
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'bear also missing tail' is the wordplay.
'bear' becomes 'take' (taking is a kind of bearing).
'also missing tail' becomes 'to' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'take'+'to'='TAKE TO'

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(Other definitions for take to that I've seen before include "Develop liking or ability for" , "Like" , "Develop a liking for, or adopt as habit" , "Develop a particular liking for" , "Become fond of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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