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Ross

I believe the answer is:

idiom

(Other definitions for idiom that I've seen before include "characteristic use of language" , "Use of words" , "Characteristic mode of expression" , "Local style of expression" , "Colloquial saying" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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