It contains a nucleus (4)

I believe the answer is:

cell

(Other definitions for cell that I've seen before include "Prisoner's accommodation" , "Unit of animal or plant structure" , "Basic biological unit" , "The basic structural unit of all organisms" , "Monk's small room" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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