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Caustic solution (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lye

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

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for lye that I've seen before include "Alkaline solution used for washing" , "Solution obtained by leaching" , "Strong alkaline solution" , "Strongly alkaline wash" , "Alkali washing solution" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, The New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times and the King Feature Syndicate.
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