never seen this spider in new mexico

Roswell, NM

found in roswell new mexico hiding above the outside door wedge in the molding, the spider has bright orange front fangs and the body is a light tan color, the legs are a light gray with black spike looking hairs on it never seen one of these befor need help!

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Roswell, NM

picture of the front

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Sinks Grove, WV

I first though that this would turn out to be a giant crab/huntsman spider (family Sparassidae), but then its leg positions and the orange chelicarae bases threw me off that track. It also resembles a wandering spider (family Ctenidae), but all the ones I am aware of that look like these images appear to occur no farther north than Central America. Would it be possible for you to obtain a clearer image that shows its eye pattern? Also, what is its approximate size (body length, leg span)?

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