Egg of a louse (3)

I believe the answer is:

nit

'egg of a louse' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for nit that I've seen before include "Egg of a head louse" , "Parasite's egg made of tin" , "Louse's egg; idiot" , "Louse; fool" , "Louse-egg" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times and The Sun.

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