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"Dramatic" literary device (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

irony

(Other definitions for irony that I've seen before include "What "as clear as mud" demonstrates" , "Caustic remark" , "form of sarcasm" , "Subtle humour" , "Sarcastic humour" .)

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