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The pest that wrecked a ship (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

aphis

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

'wrecked a ship' is the wordplay.
'wrecked' is an anagram indicator.
'a'+'ship'='aship'
'aship' anagrammed gives 'APHIS'.

'that' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for aphis that I've seen before include "Small insect" , "sucker?" , "Plant louse" , "Sap-sucking garden pest" , "Greenfly" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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