Possible Clues:

• Tolerate (informal)
• Tolerate corporation
• Small cat starts to attack colossal hairy bear
• Bear Grylls ultimately too macho, chopping off tails
• Cat in bag: initially hard to put up with
• Handle
• Put up with terrible host entertaining most of club
• New mascot hard to bear
• Cat put in bag — hard to bear
• Small cat almost longing to stand