The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word FLYPAPER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result FLYPAPER
- Insect trap bound to have food stuck in
- Trap set by crafty secretary upset salesman
- Run broken app with electronic side that catches bugs
- Leaflet written about baby food that’s sticky and attracts insects
- Where pests may get stuck in rush before exam
- Cook apple and fry stick insects with it
- This may fix bugs in air traveller’s defective app
- Landing strip from which there are no take-offs
- Knowing daily produces something that’ll kill insect pests
- A sticky end for pilot with cargo of soft food
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The straight part
We know that "that catches bugs" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case that catches bugs = flypaper.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does FLYPAPER mean?
FLYPAPER noun- A strip of paper coated with a sticky, often poisonous, substance that catches and kills flies that land on it
- To cause something to become stuck with, or as if with, flypaper.