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Scold one that eats insects (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shrew

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'scold' is the first definition.
(both can mean a nagging woman)

'one that eats insects' is the second definition.
(type of rodent)

(Other definitions for shrew that I've seen before include "Petruchio tamed one" , "Long-nosed mammal" , "Virago" , "Woman to be tamed?" , "Small mammal with a long snout" .)

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