Beetles - or hens perhaps! (9)
I believe the answer is:
ladybirds
'beetles' is the definition.
(ladybird is a kind of beetle)
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for ladybirds that I've seen is " Spotted beetles that feed on aphids".)
I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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