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Hippo, perhaps, with its head beset by insects (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

behemoth

'hippo perhaps' is the definition.
(behemoth can mean a large animal)

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for behemoth that I've seen before include "Something huge and monstrous" , "Giant" , "Great beast of the Bible" , "Monstrous beast, or thing" , "Big corporation" .)

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