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Egg in spoon, I think (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nit

'egg' is the definition.
(nit is a kind of egg)

'in spoon i think' is the wordplay.
'in' indicates a hidden word.
'NIT' is hidden in the letters of 'spoon i think'.

(Other definitions for nit that I've seen before include "Louse-egg" , "Hair louse" , "Louse; fool" , "Louse's egg; idiot" , "Muggins" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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