Hooded venom-spitting snake (5)

I believe the answer is:

cobra

(Other definitions for cobra that I've seen before include "Venomous Asiatic and African elapid snake" , "Type of snake" , "One with hood" , "Venomous hooded snake" , "a king, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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