Small amphibian

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eft

'small amphibian' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for eft that I've seen before include "Little creature" , "Juvenile twenty-three Ac; rhymes with sinister" , "Pond creature" , "Newt (archaic)" , "Small amphibian" .)

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

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