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Clay figure brought to life, in Jewish lore (5)

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I believe the answer is:

golem

(Other definitions for golem that I've seen before include "Animated figure" , "Animated artificial human from Jewish folklore" , "Human image brought to life" , "Artificial human of Jewish legend" , "creature of Jewish legend?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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