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It counts as a hazard for ramblers (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adder

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'it counts as a hazard for ramblers' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for adder that I've seen before include "Venemous snake" , "Type of snake" , "poisoner" , "Viper common in northern Eurasia" , "Snake (like an abacus?)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Irish News.
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