Egyptian cobras (4)

I believe the answer is:
asps
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">egyptian cobras</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('asp' can be a synonym of 'egyptian cobra')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for asps that I've seen before include "Poisonous snakes" , "people" , "Pass (anag)" , "Small venomous snakes" , "Deadly snakes" .)