Cryptic crossword clue
Bear who took in Mowgli takes another student around lair – it’s got bigger 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word BALLOONED

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What does BALLOONED mean?

BALLOONED verb
  1. To increase or expand rapidly.
  2. To go up or voyage in a balloon.
  3. To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.
  4. To inflate like a balloon.
  5. To strike (a ball) so that it flies high in the air.

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