Harsh Republican taking LSD? On the contrary (5)

23D — Harsh Republican taking LSD? On the contrary (5) — ACRID

• Definition
  Definition found: 'Harsh'
• Indicator
  Indicator found: 'taking' Show hint
• Operation
  'taking' signals a container operation
• Fodder
  Fodder: 'Republican LSD?'
• Abbreviation
  Abbreviations spotted: 'Republican' → R Show hint
• Synonym
  Synonyms spotted: 'LSD?' → ACID Show hint
• Assembly
  ACID + R = AC(R)ID

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