Short opinion piece (5)

I believe the answer is:

essay

(Other definitions for essay that I've seen before include "Attempt - piece of writing" , "Composition; attempt" , "Analytic or interpretive literary composition (5_" , "Attempt; written piece" , "Scholarly work" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, the Newsday.com and The Wall Street Journal.

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