Figurative expression (5)
I believe the answer is:
idiom
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">figurative expression</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for idiom that I've seen before include "Language used by people or group, vernacular" , "Distinctive expression" , "Word usage peculiar to a specific group" , "Form of linguistic expression" , "Characteristic mode of expression" .)