The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word EPITOME
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result EPITOME
- One in record book, typical example
- Abridged great book, for example
- Typical example of English mine home, hard to leave
- Model mostly impressive, in my opinion
- Summary chapter missing from very long book
- Religious book written by European model
- Typical example of Eastern holy book
- Record one volume, for example
- Summary of largely impressive book
- Brief extract from impressive unfinished book
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What does EPITOME mean?
EPITOME noun- The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.
- A representative example.
- The height; the best.
- A brief summary of a text.