One confined to a cell? (6)

I believe the answer is:

amoeba

(Other definitions for amoeba that I've seen before include "parasitic type" , "Water protozoan" , "Simplest animal form" , "Protozoan of ever-changing shape" , "Basic life form" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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