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Figure of speech (5)

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'figure of speech' is the definition.
(trope can mean a figure of speech)

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(Other definitions for trope that I've seen before include "Recurrent theme, motif" , "figuratively speaking" , "Figure of speech - or pet (anag)" , "Word or expression used in a figurative way" , "Figurative use of a word or expression; motif" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent, the King Feature Syndicate, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, the LA Times, The Mirror, the Newsday and The New York Times.
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