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Irrational dread of a snake (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adder

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

'irrational dread' is the wordplay.
'irrational' indicates anagramming the letters.
'dread' with letters rearranged gives 'ADDER'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for adder that I've seen before include "Britain's only venomous snake" , "Venomous sort" , "Type of snake" , "exhibit in the reptile house" , "He's making an extension" .)

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