Malaria-transmitting insect (8)

I believe the answer is:

mosquito

(Other definitions for mosquito that I've seen before include "Malaria-carrying insect" , "Malaria-transmitting fly" , "Disease-carrying insect" , "Annoying insect" , "Disease-bearing fly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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