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Insect that travels in vast swarms, stripping large areas of vegetation (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

locust

(Other definitions for locust that I've seen before include "Destructive creature" , "Swarming grasshopper" , "Swarming, devouring, insect" , "A deadly grasshopper seen in plagues" , "Clouts (anag)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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