Biting fly in tropical Africa (6)

I believe the answer is:

tsetse

(Other definitions for tsetse that I've seen before include "cause of sleepiness?" , "African transmitter" , "carrier of disease" , "bloodsucker" , "flies" .)

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

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