Cryptic crossword clue
Male ego in Lady Gaga, one’s flighty but delicate 9

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DAMSELFLY

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What does DAMSELFLY mean?

DAMSELFLY noun
  1. Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.

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