Nile reptile (3)
'nile reptile' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for asp that I've seen before include "Snake seen in a spa, strangely" , "Kind of snake - what a sap" , "Snake of the Nile" , "Predatory fish" , "snake appears" .)
(Other definitions for crocodile that I've seen before include "Predatory reptile" , "Recoil, doc, from the reptile" , "False tears, possibly" , "children in pairs?" , "Insincere show of sorrow" .)