Marionette (6)
I believe the answer is:
puppet
'marionette' is the definition.
(I know that marionette can be written as puppet)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for puppet that I've seen before include "Doll controlled by strings" , "Manipulated figure" , "Marionette - poodle" , "eg Sooty; Petrushka" , "It's worked with strings" .)