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So cult indecently produces stripper? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

locust

'stripper?' is the definition.
(insects which strip areas of vegetation)

'so cult indecently' is the wordplay.
'indecently' is an anagram indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'so'+'cult'='socult'
'socult' with letters rearranged gives 'LOCUST'.

'produces' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for locust that I've seen before include "Sort of migratory grasshopper" , "A deadly grasshopper seen in plagues" , "Voracious insect, travels in swarms" , "It strips plants" , "Ravenous insect" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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