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Spelling test buzzer (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bee

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This clue could be a double definition.

'spelling test' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both animals as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'buzzer' is the second definition.
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(Other definitions for bee that I've seen before include "A honey-maker" , "Insect that bumbles?" , "In one's bonnet, it's an obsessive idea" , "Social gathering" , "Honey-making insect" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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