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A feeler from an insect Anne brought back (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

antenna

'a feeler' is the definition.
(I know that feeler can be written as antenna)

'an insect anne brought back' is the wordplay.
'an insect' becomes 'ant' (ant is a kind of insect).
'brought back' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'anne' in reverse letter order is 'enna'.
'ant'+'enna'='ANTENNA'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for antenna that I've seen before include "Transmitting aerial" , "sensitive feeler" , "Feeling part" , "Aerial - insect feeler" , "one feels" .)

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