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Get me a modified germ cell (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gamete

'germ cell' is the definition.
(gamete is a kind of germ cell)

'get me a modified' is the wordplay.
'modified' indicates an anagram.
'get'+'me'+'a'='getmea'
'getmea' anagrammed gives 'GAMETE'.

(Other definitions for gamete that I've seen before include "something seedy?" , "An egg or sperm cell" , "Egg- or sperm-cell" , "Male or female germ cell" , "Cell which unites with another in reproduction to form a zygote" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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