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"Float like a butterfly," e.g (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

simile

(Other definitions for simile that I've seen before include "Figure of speech in which one thing is likened to another" , "Figure of speech making simple comparison" , "as silly as a loon, say" , "Most common figure of speech, one of comparison" , "Figure of speech expressing resemblance between different things" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.
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