Gnat or mosquito (4)

I believe the answer is:

pest

(Other definitions for pest that I've seen before include "Menace" , "Plague" , "Destructive insect or nuisance" , "Nuisance; half a European capital" , "Destructive creature" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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