Insect Burrowing Into Straight Banana Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is PLANTAIN which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	noun • any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally • a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics • starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics
	37%	11		Often done to banana slices for caramelized banana desserts
	verb • be converted into caramel • convert to caramel
	30%	3		Burrowing insect
	noun • social insect living in organized colonies; characteristically the males and fertile queen have wings during breeding season; wingless sterile females are the workers

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	Clue	Source
1	Burrowing insect New York Times - 04 Aug 2004	New York Times / 04 Aug 2004
2	Insect filling type of chocolate banana The Guardian Cryptic - 11 Mar 2005	The Guardian Cryptic / 11 Mar 2005
3	Insect known for damaging trees by burrowing into their bark
4	Liable to see red snake burrowing into pine The Guardian Cryptic - 28 May 2020	The Guardian Cryptic / 28 May 2020
5	Often done to banana slices for caramelized banana desserts
6	Prairie-dwelling insect finds banana The Guardian Quiptic - 20 Aug 2012	The Guardian Quiptic / 20 Aug 2012
7	Stop insect consuming banana's insides Telegraph Toughie - 06 Apr 2023	Telegraph Toughie / 06 Apr 2023

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