Fairy tale bears count (5)

I believe the answer is:

three

(Other definitions for three that I've seen before include "Feet in 3 Down" , "Snooker score for potting green ball" , "Trinity, triad" , "Number of blind mice" , "Cardinal number" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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