The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 plus 6 letter word SEA URCHIN
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result SEA URCHIN
- Endlessly casting about, catching high-class marine creature
- University blocks hunt happening for marine life
- Marine creature lookin’ round the bend?
- Wet creature finds nucleus of fluid in dry feature
- Prickly type upsetting China? Sure
- Marine creature, like a scruffy cabin boy?
- Look round posh home for creature under shell
- University dons huntin’ marine creature
- Scorch beard, possibly, eating unusual starter, marine animal
- Look around university popular for subject of marine biologists
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The straight part
We know that "Marine creature" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case marine creature = sea urchin.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does SEA URCHIN mean?
SEA URCHIN noun- Any of many marine echinoderms, of the class Echinoidea, commonly found in shallow water, having a complex chewing structure named Aristotle's lantern.