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Insect lost heart within four weeks (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

moth

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'insect' is the definition.
(moth is a kind of insect)

'lost heart within four weeks' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'heart' could be 'h' (card game abbreviation) and 'h' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'mot' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for moth that I've seen before include "Fairy like 13" , "Cloth-eating insect" , "Insect drawn to flame" , "one drawn to the bright lights" , "Night flier" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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