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Insect
transported
via
straight
banana
(8)
Insect transported via straight banana (8)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
Look at banana at the end — that's your definition, since a plantain is very much a banana-like fruit. The wordplay has the insect ANT being transported (inserted) into plain, meaning straight, splitting it as PL-ANT-AIN to give you your answer.