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Half a zygote (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

egg

(Other definitions for egg that I've seen before include "nit? Just a bit!" , "Urge (someone on )" , "Reproductive unit" , "It comes before or after the chicken?" , "One beaten by a whisker perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.
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