The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 11 letter word RATTLESNAKE
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More clues leading to the result RATTLESNAKE
- US poisoner discomfits nude getting bottom pinched
- Poisonous reptile disconcerts nude no end
- Creepy type is disconcerting, flagrant with pinching of bottom
- Eternal task diverting a venomous reptile
- Vigorous eternal task for American viper
- Reptile unnerves nude no doubt, at first
- Virulent type provokes earnest talk
- Serpent appears as dissolute man, talents cunningly concealed
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The straight part
We know that "Virulent type" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case virulent type = rattlesnake.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does RATTLESNAKE mean?
RATTLESNAKE noun- Any of various venomous American snakes, of genera Crotalus and Sistrurus, having a rattle at the end of its tail.