Venomous snake that reputedly caused the death of Cleopatra (3)

I believe the answer is:

asp

(Other definitions for asp that I've seen before include "Reptile" , "Joe Blake is Australian species" , "It proved deadly for Cleopatra" , "One secreting poison" , "Snake, killed Cleopatra" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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