Menace hiding in a basket of figs in "Antony and Cleopatra" (3)

I believe the answer is:

asp

(Other definitions for asp that I've seen before include "It proved deadly for Cleopatra" , "snake appears" , "Serpent" , "Joe Blake is Australian species" , "Small poisonous snake" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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