Language student's challenge (5)

I believe the answer is:

idiom

(Other definitions for idiom that I've seen before include "Linguistic peculiarity" , "Characteristic style, vocabulary" , "Eg, over the moon" , "Dialect, vernacular" , "Characteristic mode of expression" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, the L.A. Times Daily and the LA Times.

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