English teacher's assignment (5)

I believe the answer is:

essay

(Other definitions for essay that I've seen before include "Attempt - piece of writing" , "Written academic work" , "Short literary piece: attempt" , "Scholarly work" , "Short treatise" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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