Fleas and flies (7)

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insects

(Other definitions for insects that I've seen before include "Small arthropods" , "Six-leggged creatures" , "Tiny creatures" , "Considerable class" , "Small invertebrate creatures" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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