Acid produced by exercise (6)

I believe the answer is:

lactic

(Other definitions for lactic that I've seen before include "Relating to milk" , "The acid found in milk" , "Kind of acid" , "Derived from milk" , "Obtained from milk" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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