SpongeBob's pet Gary is one (5)

I believe the answer is:

snail

(Other definitions for snail that I've seen before include "Not one of the fleet" , "Soft-bodied garden animal with shell" , "go very slowly" , "Gastropod mollusc" , "Slow slithery mollusc" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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