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Creature with flipping bite (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gnat

'creature' is the definition.
(gnat is a kind of creature)

'flipping bite' is the wordplay.
'flipping' is a reversal indicator.
'bite' becomes 'tang' (both can mean a flavour or taste).
'tang' reversed gives 'GNAT'.

'with' is the link.

(Other definitions for gnat that I've seen before include "a little bit of a nuisance" , "Tiny thing" , "Small (swarming) fly" , "insect's" , "Small biting fly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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