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No. 2041: Verb. sap.

You are invited to write a poem (maximum 16 lines) in which the rhyme-words are all either abbreviations (e.,g. the Med) or acronyms (e.g. STUC — amusingly Scottish Trades Union Congress). Entries to 'Competition No. 2041' by 2 July.