Hater of Bugs started exterminating little milipedes eating radishes (5)

I believe the answer is:

elmer

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'hater of bugs' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'started exterminating little milipedes eating radishes' is the wordplay.
'started' says to take the initial letters.
The first letters of 'exterminating little milipedes eating radishes' is 'ELMER'.

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(Other definitions for elmer that I've seen before include "name" , "- - Gantry (book, film)" , "Man" , "____ Rice, US dramatist" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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