Large snake of tropical America that kills its prey by constriction (8)

I believe the answer is:

anaconda

(Other definitions for anaconda that I've seen before include "crawler" , "A slippery customer" , "Large South America snake" , "Large South American snake" , "Boa constrictor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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