Representative image (6)

I believe the answer is:

symbol

(Other definitions for symbol that I've seen before include "Mark or sign with special meaning" , "Representative mark" , "Representation, token" , "Something representative" , "Emblem, representation" .)

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

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