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10-Methylthioacridone, designated as acrithion, has been employed as an easily accessible chemodosimeter for the optical targeting of toxic Hg2+ in buffered aqueous DMSO. The Hg2+-mediated desulfurization of the probe is translated into selective dual signaling of Hg2+ by means of color bleaching and fluorescence amplification while several other metal ions, including potentially competing Ag+, Cu2+ and Pb2+, afford no significant interferences even in excess concentrations.