Venomous snake of Africa and Asia with an inflatable neck hood (5)

I believe the answer is:

cobra

(Other definitions for cobra that I've seen before include "Highly venomous hooded reptile" , "Sinuous creature" , "crisis response group" , "Venomous Asiatic and African elapid snake" , "a king, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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