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Dreads different snakes (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adders

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

'dreads different' is the wordplay.
'different' indicates an anagram (letters placed in a different order).
'dreads' anagrammed gives 'ADDERS'.

(Other definitions for adders that I've seen before include "Arithmetic snakes?" , "Snakes are totters" , "Re Dad's snakes" , "Mathematical reptiles" , "Sadder with snakes" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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