Frog of the future (7)

I believe the answer is:

tadpole

(Other definitions for tadpole that I've seen before include "developed from spawn" , "Frog in formation" , "To plead for tiny frog" , "youngster" , "immature sea squirt" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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