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Industrious insects (4)

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I believe the answer is:

'industrious insects' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ants that I've seen before include "24 [INSECT] s" , "They live in a formicary" , "Hard workers" , "Inhabitants of a formicary" , "Soldiers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, The Sun, the USA Today, the Newsday and the LA Times.
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