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Plant that can sting bug (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nettle

I believe this is a double definition.

'plant that can sting' is the first definition.
(as in stinging nettles)

'bug' is the second definition.
(I know that bug is a more specific form of the action bedevil)

(Other definitions for nettle that I've seen before include "To be annoying" , "Grasp it firmly and it will not sting" , "Plant with stinging hairs" , "Stinging weed - pester" , "Wild plant - annoy" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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