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Inexperienced fellow extremely likely to find aphids (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

greenfly

'aphids' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Common aphids ' mean 'greenfly' so perhaps 'aphids' could also mean 'greenfly')

'inexperienced fellow extremely likely' is the wordplay.
'inexperienced' becomes 'green' (similar in meaning).
'fellow' becomes 'f' (abbreviation - of a society etc.).
'extremely' suggests removing the centre (only the extremes of the word are used).
'likely' with its centre taken out is 'ly'.
'green'+'f'+'ly'='GREENFLY'

'to find' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for greenfly that I've seen before include "Pests" , "Common aphids" , "Garden pest" , "Common aphid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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