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Figure of speech (8)

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'figure of speech' is the definition.
(metaphor is a kind of figure of speech)

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(Other definitions for metaphor that I've seen before include "Figure of speech - allegory" , "Figure of speech that directly indicates a likeness" , "Analogy" , "7/16 [FIGURE OF SPEECH]" , "That's not to be taken literally" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, the King Feature Syndicate, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, The Sun, the LA Times, The Sunday Times, The Independent, the Evening Standard and The Guardian.
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