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Maybe one figures out it's poisonous (5)

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I believe the answer is:

venom

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'figures out it's poisonous' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'maybe one' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'one' is 'eno' which is within the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for venom that I've seen before include "Poison - spite" , "acrimony" , "Poisonous fluid" , "Bitter malice" , "Poisonous secretion" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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