The precise object (8,7)

I believe the answer is:

definite article

'the' is the definition.
('the' is the definite article in English)

'precise object' is the wordplay.
'precise' becomes 'definite' (synonyms).
'object' becomes 'article'.
'definite'+'article'='DEFINITE ARTICLE'

(Other definitions for definite article that I've seen before include "Black and white feature in paper" , "Maybe the" , "part of speech" , "In English, it's always the" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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