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Eg a caterpillar or tadpole (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

larva

I believe this is a double definition.

'eg a caterpillar' is the first definition.
(caterpillar is a kind of larva)

'tadpole' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for larva that I've seen before include "Immature form of caterpillar" , "Insect in the first post-egg stage of its life" , "Grub; insect" , "shows form of immaturity" , "early form" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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