The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word HOMERIC
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result HOMERIC
- Grand, upright character in Catholic circles
- Address mostly full of comic potential in epic style
- Epic call to the States that’s endless
- Heroic, possibly involving origin of myths
- One in church on seat of old poet
- Grand house, fine for accommodating male or maiden
- In final parts of tour, castrati lip-sync to such old lines
- Grand in scale, like a grand slam?
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The straight part
We know that "Epic" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case epic = homeric.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 HOMERIC mean?
HOMERIC adjective- Resembling or relating to the epic poetry of Homer.
- Of or pertaining to Greece during the Bronze Age, as described in Homer's works.
- Fit to be immortalized in poetry by Homer; epic, heroic.