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A detective group in Canberra starts to get bitter (6)

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I believe the answer is:

acidic

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'bitter' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'a detective group in canberra starts to' is the wordplay.
'a detective group' becomes 'acid' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'starts to' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'in canberra' is 'ic'.
'acid'+'ic'='ACIDIC'

'get' is the link.

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(Other definitions for acidic that I've seen before include "Vinegary" , "Cutting" , "Tart, sour" , "Tasting sharp or sour" , "scathing?" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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