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Dung beetle (3)

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scarab

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">dung beetle</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(scarab is a kind of dung beetle)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for scarab that I've seen before include "Holy beetle" , "divine thing once" , "Large dung beetle" , "Beetle, considered to be divine in ancient Egypt" , "Beetle, sacred to the ancient Egyptians" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Mirror.
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