A male bee whose sole function is to mate with the queen (5)

I believe the answer is:

drone

(Other definitions for drone that I've seen before include "Idle type" , "small creature" , "He buzzes, but not with energy!" , "mollusc" , "Idler or male honey-bee" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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