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Flies lower, right into drink (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

diptera

'flies' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'lower right into drink' is the wordplay.
'lower' becomes 'dip' (dipping is a kind of lowering).
'right' becomes 'r' (common abbreviation).
'into' is an insertion indicator.
'drink' becomes 'tea' (tea is a kind of drink**).
'r' inserted into 'tea' is 'tera'.
'dip'+'tera'='DIPTERA'

(Other definitions for diptera that I've seen before include "Flighty little types" , "Insects" , "Flies" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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