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Bloodsucker seeing quarry on strike (7)

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I believe the answer is:

lamprey

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'bloodsucker' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'quarry on strike' is the wordplay.
'quarry' becomes 'prey' (synonyms).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'strike' becomes 'lam' (to 'lam' means to hit hard).
'prey' after 'lam' is 'LAMPREY'.

'seeing' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for lamprey that I've seen before include "Freshwater eel-like fish" , "Eel-like animal" , "sucker for stones" , "Swimmer" , "Marine carnivore" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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