The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ZEUGMA
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More clues leading to the result ZEUGMA
- Regular contributors to quiz game developed figure of speech
- Clever word play wherein Azed endlessly plays with mug
- Greek god ‘acquiring’ good mother for son? An interesting choice of words
- Hera’s husband cut short good mother in a forum and a frenzy, perhaps
- Amazing use, perhaps odd, as in irrelevant figure of speech
- Even parts of quiz game developed this figure
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The straight part
We know that "figure of speech" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case figure of speech = zeugma.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ZEUGMA mean?
ZEUGMA noun- The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one.
- Syllepsis.