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The Origin of (some) Species (3)

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I believe the answer is:

egg

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This clue might be a double definition.

'the origin' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

'some species' is the second definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot understand how one could define the other.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for egg that I've seen before include "explosive" , "Item with a yolk" , "Mine (slang)" , "Organism protected by shell" , "Item of food" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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