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Insect I wager is crawling (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

earwig

'insect' is the definition.
(I know that earwig is a type of insect)

'i wager is crawling' is the wordplay.
'is crawling' indicates an anagram (letters crawl around).
'i'+'wager'='iwager'
'iwager' anagrammed gives 'EARWIG'.

(Other definitions for earwig that I've seen before include "little insect" , "flatterer" , "Fork-tailed insect" , "A bug for Americans" , "Go in for eavesdropping" .)

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