Stuffy fellow possibly cuddled a lot (5)

I believe the answer is:

teddy

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(Other definitions for teddy that I've seen before include "Cuddly toy" , "Stuffed toy" , "A child's toy bear" , "Type of bear" , "plaything" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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