Creature with poisonous blood (3)

I believe the answer is:

eel

(Other definitions for eel that I've seen before include "Almost scaleless fish" , "Evasive type" , "slipper" , "Slippery swimmer (may be jellied)" , "Long smooth fish" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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