Statement lifting the lid over figure of speech (5)
I believe the answer is:
trope
'figure of speech' is the definition.
(trope can mean a figure of speech)
'statement lifting the lid' is the wordplay.
'statement' becomes 'rope' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'lifting' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'lid' says to take the initial letters (the top, or first, letter).
The initial letter of 'the' is 't'.
'rope' put after 't' is 'TROPE'.
'over' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for trope that I've seen before include "Word or expression used in a figurative way" , "Image, figure of speech" , "Word used in a figurative sense" , "literary effect" , "in a manner of speaking?" .)
