Human character in The Jungle Book (6)

I believe the answer is:

mowgli

(Other definitions for mowgli that I've seen before include "Kipling character" , "boy reared by wolves" , "Jungle Book boy (Kipling)" , "Jungle Book 'man-cub'" , "The Jungle Book hero" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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