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\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{glossaries}
\makeglossaries

\newacronym{lid}     {LID}     {lorem ipsum dolor}
\newacronym{lidsa}   {LIDSA}   { \acrshort{lid}  sit amet}
\newacronym{lidsabis}{LIDSABIS}{{\acrshort{lid}} sit amet}
%                               ^              ^
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{@{}llll}
  Definition of the acronym (\verb|\newacronym{label}{short}{long}|) & Comment                                 & Command               & Result         \\\hline
  \verb|\newacronym{lid}     {LID}     {lorem ipsum dolor}|          & Acronym                                 & \verb|\gls{lid}|      & \gls{lid}      \\
  \verb|\newacronym{lidsa}   {LIDSA}   { \acrshort{lid}  sit amet}|  & Nested acronym without braces           & \verb|\gls{lidsa}|    & \gls{lidsa}    \\
  \verb|                                ^              ^|            &                                         & \verb|\gls{lidsa}|    & \gls{lidsa}    \\
\verb|\newacronym{lidsabis}{LIDSABIS}{{\acrshort{lid}} sit amet}|    & Nested acronym with\phantom{out} braces & \verb|\gls{lidsabis}| & \gls{lidsabis} \\
  \verb|                                ^              ^|            &                                         & \verb|\gls{lidsabis}| & \gls{lidsabis} \\
\end{tabular}
\end{document}
