Subject of the obsolete "plum pudding model" (4)

I believe the answer is:

atom

(Other definitions for atom that I've seen before include "Small particle of matter" , "A wee bit" , "Nucleus surrounded" , "It was once thought to be smallest particle of matter" , "Scrap" .)

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

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