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Grim
leap
on
and
off
for
lizard
(4)
Grim leap on and off for lizard (4)
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The definition is at the end of the clue.
How the clue works
The definition is lizard — specifically the Gila monster, that venomous creature from the American southwest. Take every other letter ("on and off") from Grim leap and you pick out G, I, L, A.