Scientific instrument trashed in comic prose (10)
I believe the answer is:
microscope
'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.
Can you help me to learn more?
(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" .)