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Daughter of Oedipus has left after Insect invasion began (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

antigone

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'daughter of oedipus' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'left after insect invasion began' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'left' could be 'gone' (go can mean to leave) and 'gone' is found in the answer.
'insect' could be 'ant' (ant is a kind of insect) and 'ant' is found in the answer.
A single letter 'i' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

'has' is the link.

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(Other definitions for antigone that I've seen before include "The Burial at Thebes is Heaney's translation of Sophocle's (8)" , "Greek drama" , "Greek play" , "Jocasta's daughter" , "Make drama" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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