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dindox | 16:17 Tue 17th Jan 2012 | Crosswords
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7a This clue is wrong! The answer FARAD certainly fits the cryptic clue:
'to force back' = FAR (RAF backwards)
'plug' = AD (advert)

but Farad is NOT an amount of charge
It is the unit of electrical CAPACITANCE.
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What was the exact wording of the clue please?
I think it is the clue that is wrong. Known letters are ? A ? A D
www.kpsec.freeuk.com/capacit.htm
I agree that a farad is unit of electrical capacitance. I just wondered what the exact wording of the clue was.
The original meaning of Farad was a unit if electrical charge OED
factor30.....The clue was 'Amount of charge to force back plug'.
Brownargus is correct; that definition is now unused.
the charge unit is "coulomb"

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