Pest on a kitty (4)

I believe the answer is:

flea

(Other definitions for flea that I've seen before include "Jumping parasite" , "Small jumper in small circus" , "Small parasitic insect" , "Leaping insect" , "Little jumper?" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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