Dialect word for an ant, used in Cornwall for a tourist or holiday-maker (5)

I believe the answer is:

emmet

(Other definitions for emmet that I've seen before include "Local six-footer" , "Grockle" , "someone doing the Eden Project?" , "Bookies' sign language" , "Hill-dweller" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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