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Some acid gets registered in caper (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

frolic

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'caper' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'some acid gets registered' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'registered' could be 'r' (abbreviation, as in registered trademark) and 'r' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'folic' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for frolic that I've seen before include "Caper, gambol" , "Move in a cheerful and lively way" , "Gambol; prank" , "Merrymaking" , "fun" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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