Comparison (7)
I believe the answer is:
analogy
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">comparison</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(analogy is a kind of comparison)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for analogy that I've seen before include "A comparison or parallel" , "Likeness or similarity in some ways" , "Instructive comparison between two things" , "A clarifying comparison" , "Helpful comparison" .)