A snake - or a variant of poker (8)

I believe the answer is:

anaconda

(Other definitions for anaconda that I've seen before include "Large boa of South America" , "Large snake of tropical S America" , "Strangler" , "Huge South American snake" , "Snake of the boa family" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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