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Caterpillar or tadpole, eg (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

larva

This clue is a double definition.

'caterpillar' is the first definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'tadpole eg' is the second definition.
(I know that tadpole is a type of larva)

(Other definitions for larva that I've seen before include "Worm-like insect before metamorphosis" , "Immature form of caterpillar" , "Grub, caterpillar stage" , "Immature form of (insect) development" , "Caterpillar perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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