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Black ___ (snake) (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

mamba

(Other definitions for mamba that I've seen before include "Venomous African snake (often black)" , "serpent" , "venomous crawler" , "Venomous snake; rhymes with dance" , "One's venomous" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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