SpongeBob's pet (5)

I believe the answer is:

snail

(Other definitions for snail that I've seen before include "10 ac mollusc" , "Sluggish person - kind of mail" , "trailer" , "Slow-moving creature" , "Proverbially slow moving mollusc" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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