Descriptive term (7)
I believe the answer is:
epithet
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">descriptive term</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for epithet that I've seen before include "Phrase expressing some quality of a person or thing" , "What characterises" , "Descriptive word or phrase added to a name" , "Word describing" , "Adjective expressing some quality of a person" .)