Crop-stripping insect (6)

I believe the answer is:

locust

(Other definitions for locust that I've seen before include "Migratory crop stripper" , "A deadly grasshopper seen in plagues" , "Destructive winged insect" , "Vegetation-destroying grasshopper" , "Part of destructive plague" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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