Any living thing (8)

I believe the answer is:

organism

'any living thing' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for organism that I've seen before include "Living animal or plant" , "individual creation" , "Individual life form" , "Any living entity" , "Something alive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times and The New York Times.

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