Meat in merguez sausage (4)

I believe the answer is:

lamb

(Other definitions for lamb that I've seen before include "Exemplar of innocence" , "Mary, and Charles?" , "essayists?" , "English essayist" , "Charles ---, essayist; meek animal" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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