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What’s observed after fool produces organic compound (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nitrite

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'organic compound' is the definition.
'nitrite' can be an answer for 'compound' (nitrite is a kind of compound). I am not sure about the 'organic' bit.

'what's observed after fool' is the wordplay.
'what's observed' becomes 'rite' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'fool' becomes 'nit' (both can mean a stupid person).
'rite' put after 'nit' is 'NITRITE'.

'produces' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for nitrite that I've seen before include "compound" , "salt" , "Chemical" , "Radical" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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