Pet shampoo target (4)

I believe the answer is:

flea

(Other definitions for flea that I've seen before include "Small parasitic insect" , "Jumping, blood-sucking insect" , "little pest" , "Bloodsucking parasite" , "Jumping parasite" .)

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

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