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Figure of speech aptly deriving from sharp-stupid in Greek (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oxymoron

(Other definitions for oxymoron that I've seen before include "Figure of speech, eg bitter sweet" , "Paradoxical figure of speech" , "Phrase or sentence with inherent contradiction" , "It sends mixed messages" , "For example, living death" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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