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Scientific instrument trashed in comic prose (10)

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I believe the answer is:

microscope

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'scientific instrument' is the definition.
(microscope is a kind of scientific instrument)

'trashed in comic prose' is the wordplay.
'comic prose' anagrams to 'MICROSCOPE'.
Though, I'm not sure how the anagram is indicated.

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(Other definitions for microscope that I've seen before include "Tiny organisms viewer" , "Optical magnifier" , "Magnifying instrument" , "Device for seeing very small objects" , "Optical instrument" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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