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Snakes quietly tucking into animal (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

asps

'snakes' is the definition.
(asp is a kind of snake)

'quietly tucking into animal' is the wordplay.
'quietly' becomes 'p' (musical symbol).
'tucking into' indicates putting letters inside.
'animal' becomes 'ass' (term for a donkey).
'p' placed inside 'ass' is 'ASPS'.

(Other definitions for asps that I've seen before include "Deadly snakes" , "poisonous things" , "Cleopatra's snakes" , "Poisonous snakes" , "Poplars" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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