Grasshopper's fable associate (3)

I believe the answer is:

ant

(Other definitions for ant that I've seen before include "One more provident than Grasshopper" , "colonist" , "Social worker" , "Emmet or pismire" , "Member of colony" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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