Crawling insect (9)

I believe the answer is:

centipede

(Other definitions for centipede that I've seen before include "Many-legged invertebrates" , "Invertebrate with many legs" , "Small carnivore" , "Invertebrates with many legs" , "Many-legged insect" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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