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Toilets: you must replace old taps (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bugs

'taps' is the definition.
(I know this)

I cannot understand how the remainder of the clue works.

(Other definitions for bugs that I've seen before include "Secret listening devices" , "Creepy-crawlies in computers" , "Small crawling creatures or disease-germs" , "Insects or faults in a system or machine" , "Software problems" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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