Snake’s noise (4)

I believe the answer is:

hiss

(Other definitions for hiss that I've seen before include "showing contempt?" , "Audio interference" , "Sound of escaping gas" , "Make sibilant sound of disapproval as at villain" , "Urgent whisper" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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