It serves a sentence (6)

I believe the answer is:

phrase

(Other definitions for phrase that I've seen before include "Group of words/notes" , "Saying" , "Mode of expression" , "Group of words forming part of a sentence" , "few words from a tourist guide?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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