____ weevil (4)
I believe the answer is:
boll
'weevil' is the definition.
(boll weevil is a kind of weevil)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for boll that I've seen before include "Some grain" , "swelling" , "Round seed capsule, as in cotton" .)
I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.
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