Cryptic crossword clue
Peeress offers to protect last of tiger beetles 9

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

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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What does LADYBIRDS mean?

LADYBIRDS noun
  1. Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra.

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