Pet identifier (9)

I believe the answer is:

microchip

(Other definitions for microchip that I've seen before include "little conductor" , "Bit of hardware" , "processor?" , "Integrated circuit" , "Silicon implant" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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