Cold-blooded killer
I believe the answer is:
asp
'cold-blooded killer' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for asp that I've seen before include "Kind of snake - what a sap" , "Small poisonous snake" , "Cold-blooded killer" , "Pa's Cleopatra's killer" , "something at the zoo" .)