Bug an EU member (6)

I believe the answer is:

german

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'eu member' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'bug an' is the wordplay.
'bug' becomes 'germ' (synonyms).
'germ'+'an'='GERMAN'

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(Other definitions for german that I've seen before include "Alsatian" , "Hamburger, perhaps" , "Eg, native to Berlin" , "European language" , "Teutonic language" .)

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

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