Bugs in a class? (7)

I believe the answer is:

insecta

(Other definitions for insecta that I've seen before include "creepy class" , "flies etc." , "Bug group" , "We regularly enjoy Metamorphoses" , "Metamorphoses we commonly suffer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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