One such as Victoria's fearsome spinner? (5,5)

I believe the answer is:

black widow

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'spinner?' is the definition.
(I know that black widow is a type of spinner)

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(Other definitions for black widow that I've seen before include "American spider, the female of which eats her mate" , "she's usually the bereaver" , "Poisonous spider" , "Venomous American spider" , "Web developer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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