Juvenile pond life (7)

I believe the answer is:

tadpole

(Other definitions for tadpole that I've seen before include "Baby frog" , "Potential frog" , "Aquatic larva of frog or toad" , "Young frog" , "youngster" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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