CCCWC November competition voters’ comments on Clue no. 60

A clue to SOUSAPHONE.
2 comments refer to this clue (from 2 competitors, 0 others)

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Comments on the clue

1.	Love the definition but there's no way 'much vitriolic' means pH1! ('very acidic', maybe)
2.	Neat use of chemistry. USA could have been coded in simpler ways, but a pleasing clue.