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Quintessential (6)

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I believe the answer is:

iconic

'quintessential' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for iconic that I've seen before include "of images" , "Emblematic, representative" , "Well-known and representative of a particular idea" , "Widely-recognised" , "Worthy of veneration" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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