Cryptic crossword clue
Parasite damaging to red meat

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

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The straight part
We know that "Parasite" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case parasite = trematode.
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What does TREMATODE mean?

TREMATODE noun
  1. A parasitic flatworm of the class Trematoda.

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