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Insects eaten by John the Baptist along with wild honey according to Matthew (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

locusts

(Other definitions for locusts that I've seen before include "Grasshoppers of warm regions" , "can be a plague" , "Destructive grasshoppers" , "Strippers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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