Something in early development (6)

I believe the answer is:

embryo

(Other definitions for embryo that I've seen before include "Early stage in development of animal or plant" , "Organism in its earliest stages of development" , "Offspring in the early stages of development" , "Early stage of fetus" , "Its delivery may eventually be assisted" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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