What's way off base? (4)

I believe the answer is:

acid

(Other definitions for acid that I've seen before include "bad rain" , "Caustic liquid of many kinds" , "Bitter substance" , "Battery fluid" , "It is neutralized by alkali" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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