In the title salt, C(5)H(6)ClN(2) (+)·C(6)H(4)NO(3) (-)·0.85H(2)O, the pyridin-ium ring is planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.010 (2) Å. In the crystal structure, the cations, anions and water mol-ecules are linked via N-H⋯O, O-H⋯O and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network.
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