Caterpillar, for one (5)

I believe the answer is:

larva

(Other definitions for larva that I've seen before include "Grub; insect" , "Caterpillar perhaps" , "Maggot" , "Insect's immature form" , "immature six-footer?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal and The Wall Street Journal.

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