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Rap about a place for bloodsuckers (8)

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I believe the answer is:

parasite

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'rap about a place for bloodsuckers' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'rap about a place' is the wordplay.
'about' says the letters should be written backwards.
'place' becomes 'site' (synonyms).
'rap' written backwards gives 'par'.
'par'+'a'+'site'='PARASITE'

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(Other definitions for parasite that I've seen before include "Possibly tick" , "Animal that feeds off another" , "Organism growing on or in another" , "it sucks blood" , "Relies on host to survive" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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