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To show a liquid crystal compound satisfying at least one of physical properties such as a high stability to heat, light or the like, a high clearing point, a low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a large dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant and an excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. n A compound represented by formula (1): n n n n n n n n n n wherein, in formula (1),n for example, R 1 is alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons; ring A 1 and ring A 2 are 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-cyclohexenylene, 1,4-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene in which at least one piece of hydrogen is replaced by halogen, tetrahydropyran-2,5-diyl or 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl; Z 1 and Z 2 are a single bond or —CF 2 O—; L 1 , L 2 and L 3 are halogen or hydrogen; and a is 0 to 3. |