Gardener's slimy pest (4)

I believe the answer is:

slug

(Other definitions for slug that I've seen before include "Some whisky perhaps" , "Bullet - hit hard - garden pest" , "gulp!" , "Terrestrial mollusc" , "slimy type" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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