Glove puppet bear created by Harry Corbett (5)

I believe the answer is:

sooty

(Other definitions for sooty that I've seen before include "4 [BEAR]" , "Hand-puppet TV bear" , "black marks" , "Blackened; -- tern" , "Covered in black dust" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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