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Plague insects (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

locusts

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">plague insects</span>' is the definition.<br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__answer">locusts</span>' can be an answer for '<span class="explanation-format__original">insects</span>' <span class="explanation-format__explanation">(locust is a kind of insect)</span>. I also know that 'plague' relates to this answer.<br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for locusts that I've seen before include "Destructive grasshoppers" , "can be a plague" , "Grasshoppers of warm regions" , "Strippers" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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