Serpents (6)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">serpents</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('snake' can be a synonym of 'serpent')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for snakes that I've seen before include "Reptiles, some venomous" , "Limbless reptiles" , "[CREES]" , "Scaly reptiles" , "Adders, cobras, rattlers etc" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">serpents</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(asp is a kind of serpent)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for asps that I've seen before include "Poisonous creepers" , "people" , "Poisonous snakes" , "poisonous things" , "Egyptian cobras" .)