Toxic secretion (5)

I believe the answer is:

venom

(Other definitions for venom that I've seen before include "Snake's poison" , "Virulence" , "Toxic substance" , "Bitter malice" , "essential part of The Sting" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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