Hill-building insect (3)

I believe the answer is:

ant

(Other definitions for ant that I've seen before include "Small social insect" , "colonist" , "one living in colonies" , "Small busy insect" , "One working hard" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, the LA Times and the USA Today.

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