Reptile near the Nile (3)

I believe the answer is:

asp

(Other definitions for asp that I've seen before include "This Egyptian killer" , "Kind of snake - what a sap" , "Reptile" , "Serpent" , "Pa's Cleopatra's killer" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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