title: Can I use assoc when the keys are strings?
body: <p>I have a data set like this: <code>'(("red" 3 5)("blue" 6 8)...)</code></p>
  
  <p>Is it possible to use <code>assoc</code> when the keys are strings? None of the obvious attempts have worked for me in this simple test:</p>
  
  <pre><code>CL-USER&gt; (defparameter ggg (list '("foot" 2) '(bar 5)))
  GGG
  CL-USER&gt; ggg
  (("foot" 2) (BAR 5))
  CL-USER&gt; (assoc 'bar ggg)
  (BAR 5)
  CL-USER&gt; (assoc "foot" ggg)
  NIL
  CL-USER&gt; (assoc '"foot" ggg)
  NIL
  CL-USER&gt; (assoc 'foot ggg)
  NIL
  </code></pre>