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Venomous snake — want to catch it (7)

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I believe the answer is:

waspish

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'venomous snake want to catch it' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'venomous snake want to catch' is the wordplay.
'venomous snake' becomes 'asp' (I've seen this in another clue).
'want' becomes 'wish' (wishing is a kind of wanting).
'to catch' is an insertion indicator.
'asp' placed inside 'wish' is 'WASPISH'.

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(Other definitions for waspish that I've seen before include "Easily-provoked" , "'Very irritable, like a stinger (7)'" , "stingy?" , "Pshaw, is like a stinging insect" , "Bad-tempered like striped insect" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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