Plumber's drain-clearing device (5)

I believe the answer is:

snake

(Other definitions for snake that I've seen before include "Wind" , "Chinese zodiac animal" , "Move sinuously" , "Part of plant or hair" , "Long slender reptile" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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