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Stinging Wasp Crossword Clue

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noun

• large stinging paper wasp

25%10 Aggressive stinging insect
noun

• mostly social nest-building wasps

23%10 Yellow and black stinging insect
noun

• a variety of vespid wasp

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New York Times19 Nov 1996 Across 32
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