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Venom's slow spread during wedding rites (6,4)

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I believe the answer is:

solemn vows

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'during wedding rites' is the definition.
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'venom's slow spread' is the wordplay.
'spread' indicates an anagram.
'venoms'+'slow'='venomsslow'
'venomsslow' with letters rearranged gives 'SOLEMN VOWS'.

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