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Father also took in bear (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

panda

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'bear' is the definition.

'father also took' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa can mean dad or father).
'also' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'took' becomes 'nda' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'pa'+'nda'='PANDA'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for panda that I've seen before include "One bearlike" , "See 17" , "Black and white animal" , "Bearlike animal" , "Asian animal" .)

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