Little creature went without starter (3)

I believe the answer is:

eft

(Other definitions for eft that I've seen before include "Pond creature" , "Small amphibian" , "Juvenile twenty-three Ac; rhymes with sinister" , "Newt (archaic)" , "Swimmer with feeble legs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.

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