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Primarily worrisome animals spoiling picnic spreads (5)

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I believe the answer is:

wasps

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'primarily worrisome animals spoiling picnic spreads' is the definition.
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'primarily worrisome animals spoiling picnic spreads' is the wordplay.
'primarily' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letters of 'worrisome animals spoiling picnic spreads' is 'WASPS'.

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(Other definitions for wasps that I've seen before include "Members of rugby team" , "Ones playing together" , "Striped stinging insects" , "Stinging hymenopterans" , "English Protestant stingers?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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