Shrill insect (6)

I believe the answer is:

cicada

'shrill insect' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for cicada that I've seen before include "Chirpy type" , "Large bug" , "Insect, produces high-pitched drone" , "Noisy tropical insect" , "Shrill insect" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, the L.A. Times Magazine, The Sunday Times, the Newsday.com, the L.A. Times Daily, the Wall Street Journal and The Times.

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