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Vitriol (4)

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'vitriol?' is the definition.
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'vitriol?' is the wordplay.
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'vitriol?' could be 'acid' (vitriol is a kind of acid) and 'acid' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'remarks' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
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