Pantry pest (3)

I believe the answer is:

ant

(Other definitions for ant that I've seen before include "The insect lives in a social colony" , "maybe in hill" , "one living in colonies" , "Industrious insect" , "colonist" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, the Newsday, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate and the Universal.

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