Poodle's bane (4)

I believe the answer is:

flea

(Other definitions for flea that I've seen before include "Circus insect?" , "Small parasitic insect" , "Jumping, biting insect" , "tiny jumper" , "Small jumper in small circus" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate.

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