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Venomous lizard constructed in smart Lego (4,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gila monster

'venomous lizard' is the definition.
(Gila monster is an example)

'constructed in smart lego' is the wordplay.
'constructed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'smart'+'lego'='insmartlego'
'insmartlego' with letters rearranged gives 'GILA MONSTER'.

(Other definitions for gila monster that I've seen before include "Large venomous lizard" , "US resident" , "venomous attacker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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