Voracious type from place east of Somerset (6)

I believe the answer is:

locust

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'voracious type' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.

'place east of somerset' is the wordplay.
'place' becomes 'locus' ('place' in Latin).
'east of' says to take the final letters (the letter at the right or eastern end of the word).
The last letter of 'somerset' is 't'.
'locus'+'t'='LOCUST'

'from' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for locust that I've seen before include "Destructive creature" , "Grasshopper of warm regions" , "Clouts (anag)" , "Sturdy, resilient" , "Destroyer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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