One with a forked tongue (5)

I believe the answer is:

cobra

(Other definitions for cobra that I've seen before include "Poisoner" , "a king, for example" , "Poisonous snake" , "hamadryad" , "Venomous Asiatic and African elapid snake" .)

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

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