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Sort of snake that could kill (5)

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I believe the answer is:

skean

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'sort of snake that could kill' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'sort of snake' is the wordplay.
'sort of' indicates anagramming the letters.
'snake' anagrammed gives 'SKEAN'.

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(Another definition for skean that I've seen is " - - -dhu, dirk".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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