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Current means of identifying hallucinogen (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

acid

'hallucinogen' is the definition.
(acid is a kind of hallucinogen)

'current means of identifying' is the wordplay.
'current' becomes 'ac' (alternating current).
'means of identifying' becomes 'ID' (identification).
'ac'+'id'='ACID'

(Other definitions for acid that I've seen before include "Corrosive liquid; drug" , "So-called drug" , "something sharp" , "Drug LSD (colloq.)" , "Sour to the taste" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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