Small freshwater turtles (9)

I believe the answer is:

terrapins

'small freshwater turtles' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Another definition for terrapins that I've seen is " Small freshwater turtles".)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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