Swarming grasshopper (6)

I believe the answer is:

locust

'swarming grasshopper' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for locust that I've seen before include "plaguey type" , "Clouts (anag)" , "Vegetation-destroying grasshopper" , "Migratory crop stripper" , "It strips plants" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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