Thing moving through a tube, maybe (4)

I believe the answer is:

ovum

(Other definitions for ovum that I've seen before include "Reproductive cell, 'egg' in Latin" , "bit of life potentially" , "Human egg cell" , "Female reproductive cell" , "Female gamete" .)

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

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