Insect got right to me unfortunately (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
tiger moth
'insect' is the definition.
(tiger moth is a kind of insect)
'right to me unfortunately' is the wordplay.
'unfortunately' indicates anagramming the letters (a bad or unfortunate spelling).
'right'+'to'+'me'='righttome'
'righttome' anagrammed gives 'TIGER-MOTH'.
'got' is the link.
(Other definitions for tiger moth that I've seen before include "Plane" , "producer of woolly bears" , "Insect - aeroplane" , "Woolly bear" , "this one has brightly-coloured wings" .)