Group of flying insects (5)

I believe the answer is:

swarm

(Other definitions for swarm that I've seen before include "Arrive in numbers" , "Hive" , "Dense group (of insects)" , "Throng of insects" , "Move in large numbers like locusts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent and The Times.

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