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Two ants playing and floating (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

natant

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

'two ants playing' is the wordplay.
'two ants' means two replacements for 'ant'.
'playing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ant'+'ant'='antant'
'antant' anagrammed gives 'NATANT'.

'and' is the link.

(Another definition for natant that I've seen is " Floating - swimming".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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