Humanoid creature of Jewish folklore (5)

I believe the answer is:

golem

(Other definitions for golem that I've seen before include "Animated artificial human from Jewish folklore" , "supernaturally animated" , "something robotic" , "Human image brought to life" , "Animated figure" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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