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Prides displayed by creepy-crawly (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spider

'creepy-crawly' is the definition.
(spider is a kind of invertebrate)

'prides displayed' is the wordplay.
'displayed' indicates anagramming the letters (letters displayed in another way).
'prides' with letters rearranged gives 'SPIDER'.

'by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for spider that I've seen before include "Small creature" , "Insect-eater" , "Creator of web" , "Web designer?" , "A common arachnid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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