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Let bee become one of the Coleoptera order (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beetle

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'one of the coleoptera order' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'let bee become' is the wordplay.
'become' indicates anagramming the letters.
'let'+'bee'='letbee'
'letbee' is an anagram of 'BEETLE'.

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(Other definitions for beetle that I've seen before include "Model" , "crusher" , "Coleopteran" , "Insect with hard back" , "Insect (from Colorado?)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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