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A comic "Mr," possibly stalked (4)

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I believe the answer is:

bean

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'a comic' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.

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(Other definitions for bean that I've seen before include "Haricot or runner?" , "Pulse" , "popular character with kids" , "It's often baked" , "Edible seed" .)

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