Predator with powerful jaws (9)

I believe the answer is:

crocodile

(Other definitions for crocodile that I've seen before include "False tears, possibly" , "Tropical reptile" , "Insincere show of sorrow" , "Recoil, doc, from the reptile" , "line of schoolkids?" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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