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Mother, insect's enormous (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mammoth

'enormous' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'mother insect's' is the wordplay.
'mother' becomes 'mam' (I've seen this in other clues).
'insect' becomes 'moth' (moth is a kind of insect).
'mam'+'moth'='MAMMOTH'

(Other definitions for mammoth that I've seen before include "Prehistoric beast like hairy elephant" , "Large extinct beast" , "Enormous" , "Extinct shaggy-haired elephant" , "Large, woolly ice-age beast" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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