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Father turned and concealed insect (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aphid

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

'father turned and concealed' is the wordplay.
'father' becomes 'pa' (pa can mean dad or father).
'turned' is a reversal indicator.
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'concealed' becomes 'hid' ('hide' can be a synonym of 'conceal').
'pa' in reverse letter order is 'ap'.
'ap'+'hid'='APHID'

(Other definitions for aphid that I've seen before include "Sap-sucking bug" , "Plant-louse" , "Small insect like greenfly" , "Blackfly or greenfly" , "Garden pest" .)

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