Fly that acts as a vector of sleeping sickness (S, not Z) (6)

I believe the answer is:

tsetse

(Other definitions for tsetse that I've seen before include "carrier of disease" , "Disease-carrying fly" , "Bloodsucking African fly" , "fly across Africa" , "flies" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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