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New app starts to unravel early, developing bugs (5)

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I believe the answer is:

pupae

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'bugs' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both animals as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'new app starts to unravel early' is the wordplay.
'new' is an anagram indicator.
'starts to' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'unravel early' is 'ue'.
'app'+'ue'='appue'
'appue' with letters rearranged gives 'PUPAE'.

'developing' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for pupae that I've seen before include "Insects in the inactive stage of development" , "Insects in the stage between larva and adult" , "Chrysalids" , "Chrysalises" , "Insects in form between larvae and adults" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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