Verbal comparison (7)

I believe the answer is:

analogy

(Other definitions for analogy that I've seen before include "Correspondence, resemblance" , "A clarifying comparison" , "Comparison made to aid clarification" , "A comparison or parallel" , "Helpful comparison" .)

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

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