Small fly (5)

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midge

'small fly' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for midge that I've seen before include "Gnat" , "Tiny biting fly" , "Minute mosquito-like fly" , "Small swarming biting insect" , "Small, gnat-like fly" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times and the Universal.

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