Stinging bug Crossword Clue

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Stinging bug Crossword Answer

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(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
BUG (verb)
1. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
2. annoy persistently
BUG (noun)
1. insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
2. a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine

Hint 3: Anagram

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70. Quietly agree

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