Poisonous element (7)
I believe the answer is:
arsenic
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">poisonous element</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for arsenic that I've seen before include "Toxic metallic element used as rat poison" , "As briefly identified" , "Element with many poisonous compounds" , "Poison used in pesticides and weedkillers" , "Powerful poison" .)