The girl next door, for one (5)

I believe the answer is:

trope

(Other definitions for trope that I've seen before include "Figure of speech - or pet (anag)" , "Figurative use of a word or expression; motif" , "ironical expression" , "Word used in a figurative sense" , "Figurative use of a word, metaphor" .)

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

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