A naturally-occurring peptide in the salivary glands of medicinal leeches that has a blood anticoagulant property (7)
I believe the answer is:
hirudin
(Other definitions for hirudin that I've seen before include "Does it prevent clots" , "It prevents clots" .)
I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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