An insect's uninterrupted development (9)

I believe the answer is:

incessant

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'an insect's uninterrupted development' is the definition.
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'an insect's uninterrupted development' is the wordplay.
'an insect's' anagrams to 'INCESSANT'.
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(Other definitions for incessant that I've seen before include "Since Stan was continual." , "Never-ending" , "Nine casts (anag) - nonstop" , "Unending" , "Instances (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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