Nickname of Looney Tunes animator Ben Hardaway (4)

I believe the answer is:

bugs

(Other definitions for bugs that I've seen before include "taps" , "Creepy-crawlies in computers" , "Small crawling creatures or disease-germs" , "Insects or defects in computer programs" , "Software problems" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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