Scaly cobras disturbed more than just me (8)
I believe the answer is:
scabrous
'scaly' is the definition.
(I know that scaly can be written as scabrous)
'cobras disturbed more than just me' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
an anagram of 'cobras' is 'scabro' which is located in the answer.
'me' could be 'us' ('us' can mean 'me' in some dialects) and 'us' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for scabrous that I've seen before include "Thorny, with rough surface" , "Harsh" , "Rough to the touch or salacious" .)