Arachnid, with stinging tail maybe, is on crop (8)

I believe the answer is:

scorpion

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'arachnid' is the definition.
(scorpion is a kind of arachnid)

'maybe is on crop' is the wordplay.
'maybe' indicates an anagram.
'is'+'on'+'crop'='isoncrop'
'isoncrop' anagrammed gives 'SCORPION'.

'with stinging tail' is the link.
This may not be correct. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for scorpion that I've seen before include "Venomous creature" , "As above (Latin)" , "Stinging creature" , "Arachnid with venomous sting" , "Venemous creature" .)

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

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