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A fool holding power can be extremely dangerous (4)

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I believe the answer is:

asps

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'be extremely dangerous' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'a fool holding power' is the wordplay.
'a fool' becomes 'ass' (both can mean a stupid person).
'holding' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'power' becomes 'p' (symbol in physics).
'ass' going around 'p' is 'ASPS'.

'can' is the link.

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(Other definitions for asps that I've seen before include "native Africans?" , "Small vipers" , "Poisonous creatures" , "Pass around the snakes" , "Cleopatra's cobras" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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