Insect that uses stridulation to produce a "chirping” sound (7)

I believe the answer is:

cricket

(Other definitions for cricket that I've seen before include "Insect with long leg" , "Six-footer" , "Ball game" , "a jumper" , "Summer sport" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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