Case of an insect flying off (8)
I believe the answer is:
instance
'case' is the definition.
(I know that case can be written as instance)
'an insect flying off' is the wordplay.
'an insect' can be anagrammed to 'INSTANCE'.
However, I am not clear how this is indicated.
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for instance that I've seen before include "Occasion" , "Specimen" , "Cite as an example" , "Canniest (anag) - occurrence" , "Example or single occurrence of something" .)