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Fleshy or hairy bloodsucker (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

horsefly

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'bloodsucker' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'fleshy or hairy' is the wordplay.
'hairy' is an anagram indicator (hairy can mean difficult or tricky).
'fleshy'+'or'='fleshyor'
'fleshyor' anagrammed gives 'HORSEFLY'.

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(Another definition for horsefly that I've seen is " sucker".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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