Pass around the snakes (4)
I believe the answer is:
asps
'pass around the snakes' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for asps that I've seen before include "native Africans?" , "because of their venom?" , "Cleopatra's cobras" , "Small venomous snakes" , "Poplars" .)