Cotton-picking pest (4,6)

I believe the answer is:

boll weevil

'cotton-picking pest' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Another definition for boll weevil that I've seen is " Cotton pest".)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times and the Newsday.com.

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