Immature dragonfly or mayfly (5)

I believe the answer is:

nymph

(Other definitions for nymph that I've seen before include "Ancient Greek maiden" , "Beautiful female" , "eg Dryad" , "Young dragonfly" , "Female nature spirit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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