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Mongoose or parasitic wasp (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ichneumon

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">mongoose</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(ichneumon is a kind of mongoose)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">parasitic wasp</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for ichneumon that I've seen before include "mongoose" , "Parasitic wasp" , "African native" , "snake-slayer" , "Fly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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