Algae-eating aquarium critter (5)

I believe the answer is:

snail

(Other definitions for snail that I've seen before include "Slow mover" , "10 ac mollusc" , "Escargot" , "go very slowly" , "Crawler whose home has a helix pattern" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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