'Praying' insect (6)
I believe the answer is:
mantis
'praying insect' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for mantis that I've seen before include "may be praying" , "Preying animal, the female of which is deadlier than the male!" , "Actually it preys rather than prays" , "Praying insect at matins" , "Predatory insect" .)