Cryptic crossword clue
Last of experiments with canny bloodsucker 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SANDFLY

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The straight part
We know that "bloodsucker" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case bloodsucker = sandfly.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does SANDFLY mean?

SANDFLY noun
  1. Any of various small flies of the genera Lutzomyia and Phlebotomus whose females suck the blood of vertebrates and thus spread leishmaniasis.
  2. A small fly of the genus Austrosimulium.
  3. A biting midge (family Ceratopogonidae).

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