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Defy small wretched insect (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

damselfly

'insect' is the definition.
(damselfly is a kind of insect)

'defy small wretched' is the wordplay.
'wretched' is an anagram indicator.
'defy'+'small'='defysmall'
'defysmall' anagrammed gives 'DAMSELFLY'.

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