Dragonfly larva (5)
I believe the answer is:
nymph
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">dragonfly larva</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for nymph that I've seen before include "Young dragonfly" , "Demigoddess" , "Beauty -- young larva" , "Female spirit; immature form of dragonfly" , "Echo, perhaps" .)