Compound such as cholesterol (5)

I believe the answer is:

lipid

(Other definitions for lipid that I've seen before include "fat, perhaps" , "Insoluble fatty acid" , "fatty stuff" , "Organic compound" , "oily substance" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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