Cryptic crossword clue
Elevated recreation involving English figures of speech 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TROPES

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The straight part
We know that "figures of speech" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case figures of speech = tropes.
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.
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What does TROPES mean?

TROPES noun
  1. Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature, such as the ‘mad scientist’ of horror movies or the use of the phrase ‘once upon a time’ as an introduction to fairy tales; a motif.
  2. A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor.
  3. Mathematical senses.
  4. Musical senses.
  5. Philosophical senses.
TROPES verb
  1. To use, or embellish something with, a trope.
  2. Senses relating chiefly to art or literature.
  3. To think or write in terms of tropes.

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