It takes hard workers to keep it provided with meals (8)

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anteater

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(Other definitions for anteater that I've seen before include "Insect consumer" , "It feeds on termites, etc" , "Scaly insectivore" , "Long-snouted insectivore" , "Long-tongued mammal" .)

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