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Marine inhabitant that's an animal, not a plant, despite what it's called (3,8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sea cucumber

(Another definition for sea cucumber that I've seen is " Long-bodied marine creature".)

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