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Some insects occupying people (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tenants

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'occupying people' is the definition.
'tenants' can be an answer for 'people' (tenant is a kind of person). I am unsure of the 'occupying' bit.

'some insects' is the wordplay.
'some' becomes 'ten' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'insects' becomes 'ants' (ant is a kind of insect).
'ten'+'ants'='TENANTS'

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(Other definitions for tenants that I've seen before include "Occupiers" , "They pay rent" , "residents" , "Lodgers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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