Stinging insect Crossword Clue

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FIREANT

(7 letters)

HORNET

(6 letters)

BEE

(3 letters)

YELLOWJACKET

(12 letters)

Helpful Hints

(noun)
1. a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination
2. social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

STINGING (adjective)
1. (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
STINGING (noun)
1. a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung
INSECT (noun)
1. a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
2. small air-breathing arthropod

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

FIREANT
(7 letters)
HORNET
(6 letters)
BEE
(3 letters)
YELLOWJACKET
(12 letters)

Hint 4: Anagram

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