Parable I utilised in original way to convey meaning primarily (10)

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similitude

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'parable' is the definition.
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'utilised in original way to convey meaning primarily' is the wordplay.
'original' indicates taking the first letters (the origin of the word).
'way' indicates an anagram (another way of arranging the letters).
'to convey' indicates putting letters inside (convey can mean to carry).
'primarily' indicates taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'in' is 'i'.
The first letter of 'meaning' is 'm'.
'utilised'+'i'='utilisedi'
'utilisedi' anagrammed gives 'siilitude'.
'siilitude' going around 'm' is 'SIMILITUDE'.

'i' is the link.
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(Other definitions for similitude that I've seen before include "Nearly identical quality" , "Correspondence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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