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Dreads coiled snakes (6)

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I believe the answer is:

adders

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'snakes' is the definition.
(adder is a kind of snake)

'dreads coiled' is the wordplay.
'dreads' can be anagrammed to 'ADDERS'.
But, I am not clear how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for adders that I've seen before include "Dreads (anag) -- snakes" , "Totting 25 down?" , "Do they deal with tots" , "Snakes are totters" , "Venomous snakes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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