Microbe (4)

I think it could be either:

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germ

'microbe' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for germ that I've seen before include "Start of an idea" , "One causing disease" , "Rudiment" , "Shoot" , "starting point" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal, The Mirror, The Telegraph, The Times, The Star Tribune, the Penny Press, The Washington Post, the USA Today, the Evening Standard, the L.A. Times Daily, The Guardian, the LA Times and The Sun.

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