Puts up with certain speculators (5)

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bears

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'puts up with' is the definition.
('bear' can be a synonym of 'put up with')

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(Other definitions for bears that I've seen before include "Carries" , "Large animals, polar or brown" , "Ursine animals" , "Large animals, polar or grizzly" , "Big animals" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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