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Eternal task diverting a venomous reptile (11)

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I believe the answer is:

rattlesnake

'a venomous reptile' is the definition.
(type of venomous snake)

'eternal task diverting' is the wordplay.
'diverting' is an anagram indicator (letters diverted elsewhere).
'eternal'+'task'='eternaltask'
'eternaltask' anagrammed gives 'RATTLESNAKE'.

(Other definitions for rattlesnake that I've seen before include "Poisonous (and noisy!) reptile" , "Venomous creature" , "Potentially lethal reptile" , "Serpent with noisy tail" , "Virulent type" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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