NOUN: "a small flying insect that bites the skin of people and animals and sucks their blood" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "a small flying insect that bites the skin of people and animals and sucks their blood" Crossword Answer

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

FLYING (adjective)
1. moving swiftly
2. hurried and brief
FLYING (noun)
1. an instance of traveling by air
INSECT (noun)
1. a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
2. small air-breathing arthropod

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KEESTER

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