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Short-horned grasshopper (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

locust

'short-horned grasshopper' is the definition.
(locust is a kind of short-horned grasshopper)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for locust that I've seen before include "Predatory grasshopper that swarms" , "Part of destructive plague" , "Destructive creature" , "It strips plants" , "Voracious African or Asian grasshopper" .)

I've seen this clue in the Wall Street Journal and the King Feature Syndicate.
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