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One insect or another that will die ultimately (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beetle

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'one insect' is the definition.
(beetle is a kind of insect)

'another that will die ultimately' is the wordplay.
'another' becomes 'bee' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'ultimately' indicates one should take the final letters.
The final letters of 'that will die' are 'tle'.
'bee'+'tle'='BEETLE'

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(Other definitions for beetle that I've seen before include "Insect with protective forewings" , "... after {STATE = COLORADO] which he'll do for Charlotte" , "Hard-covered insect" , "Type of insect" , "drawing game > has to hurry" .)

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