Venomous snake – or high-level British government briefing rooms? (5)
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COBRA
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The clue “Venomous snake – or high-level British government briefing rooms? (5)” has appeared 1 times in our database with 1 different answers, so count the squares in your grid and check the crossings before you commit. Most recently it ran in the The Guardian crossword on May 9, 2026, where the answer was COBRA.
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