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Tolerate a beast (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bear

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'tolerate' is the first definition.
(synonyms)

'a beast' is the second definition.
(bear is a kind of beast)

(Other definitions for bear that I've seen before include "It could be polar or grizzly" , "Tolerate; animal" , "Paddington, Rupert" , "Put up with - speculator" , "live with" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Everyman puzzle in The Observer and The Mirror.
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