Louse egg (3)

I believe the answer is:

nit

'louse egg' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for nit that I've seen before include "Louse-egg" , "Young louse" , "Egg of a head louse" , "small egg" , "Stupid person; egg" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, The Independent, the Evening Standard, The Sun and The Sunday Times.

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