Kind of puppet taking direction from hand inside Miss Piggy?
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Kind of puppet taking direction from hand inside Miss Piggy?
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The definition
Our definition here is 'Kind of puppet', and our answer will be just that - a kind of puppet. We're looking for a ______ puppet.
The wordplay
Deletion
This clue's fodder is 'direction', 'hand', and 'Miss Piggy?'. Two of these need substitutes: one requires a classic cryptic one-letter replacement; the other a stretchy synonym. We'll use these with the letters of the remaining fodder to reach our answer, as guided by the clue's indicator(s).
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