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Insect, one buzzing let out (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

beetle

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'insect' is the definition.
(I know that beetle is a type of insect)

'one buzzing let out' is the wordplay.
'one buzzing' becomes 'beet' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'out' means to remove the last letter.
'let' with its last letter taken off is 'le'.
'beet'+'le'='BEETLE'

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(Other definitions for beetle that I've seen before include "pest" , "Insect (from Colorado?)" , "Scarab, say?" , "crusher" , "... after {STATE = COLORADO] which he'll do for Charlotte" .)

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