Termite or ant, for example (4)

I believe the answer is:

pest

(Other definitions for pest that I've seen before include "Disease with a high death rate" , "Plague" , "Annoying thing" , "Destructive insect or other animal" , "Annoying person" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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