Grasshopper's partner in an Aesop title (3)

I believe the answer is:

ant

(Other definitions for ant that I've seen before include "Dec's long-time partner" , "that may be a soldier" , "Small busy insect" , "` `Go to the ... thou sluggard' '" , "Emmet or pismire" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal and the New York Times.

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