Test kit item (4)

I believe the answer is:

swab

(Other definitions for swab that I've seen before include "Among others, Q-tip" , "Mop up - uncouth fellow" , "Cotton wool mop" , "Specimen" , "Wound-cleaner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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