Answer: hornets

AnswerCrossword Clue
HORNETS

.. nest (contentious situation)

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New Orleans team

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New Orleans hoopsters

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Nest pests
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Stinging insects
HORNETSNew Orleans cagers
HORNETSBee predators
HORNETSStinging insects.
HORNETSStingers.
HORNETSSocial wasps.
HORNETSLarge wasps.
HORNETSPugnacious insects.
HORNETSYellow jackets.
HORNETSStingers
HORNETSOnly their queens survive winter
HORNETSAlabama Staters
HORNETSWasps
HORNETSUnderground nesters
HORNETSBig stingers
HORNETSN.B.A. team starting in 1988
HORNETSCharlotte team
HORNETSCharlotte Coliseum team
HORNETSCharlotte cagers