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Get outback to overcome a snake (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bushmaster

'a snake' is the definition.
(I know that bushmaster is a type of snake)

'get outback to overcome' is the wordplay.
'get' says to put letters next to each other.
'outback' becomes 'bush' (I've seen this before).
'to overcome' becomes 'master' (mastering is a kind of overcoming).
'bush' next to 'master' is 'BUSHMASTER'.

(Another definition for bushmaster that I've seen is " Pit viper; sham brutes (anag.)".)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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