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Figure of speech (8)

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'figure of speech' is the definition.
(trope can mean a figure of speech)

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(Other definitions for trope that I've seen before include "Recurrent theme, motif" , "figuratively speaking" , "Figure of speech - or pet (anag)" , "Word or expression used in a figurative way" , "Figurative use of a word or expression; motif" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the Penny Press, The Independent, the King Feature Syndicate, The New York Times, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, the Newsday, the LA Times, The Mirror and the Sydney Morning Herald.
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