Insect that emits a whistle (6)

I believe the answer is:

cicada

(Other definitions for cicada that I've seen before include "Chirpy insect" , "crawler" , "Insect with a high- pitched drone" , "Large chirping insect" , "Loud chirping insect" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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