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Cute little bear sounded like a bird (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tweeted

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'sounded like a bird' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'cute little bear' is the wordplay.
'cute' becomes 'twee' (twee can mean cute or pretty).
'little bear' becomes 'ted' (teddy bear. I am not sure about the 'little' bit.).
'twee'+'ted'='TWEETED'

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(Other definitions for tweeted that I've seen before include "used social media?" , "Made a posting" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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