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I believe the answer is:

snark

(Other definitions for snark that I've seen before include "creature fitly hunted" , "Carroll's hunted animal" , "Animal hunted in verse" , "Fictional animal created by Lewis Carroll" , "One hunted by sailors" .)

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

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