Cell fragment in blood (8)

I believe the answer is:

platelet

(Other definitions for platelet that I've seen before include "Cell fragment in the blood, important for clotting" , "Disc found in blood" , "something in the arteries" , "Small disc in the blood" , "Item in blood involved in clotting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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