The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SIMILE
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More clues leading to the result SIMILE
- Figure that would be easy if one were positive
- Grin about setter’s figure of speech
- Look pleased about one figure of speech
- One’s about to race as fast as the wind?
- Show pleasure about one turn of phrase
- Laugh about one happy as clam for instance
- Show amusement about one as daft as a brush, say
- Figure is about 80 chains
- One’s wearing expression brought on by cheese
- Literary device from this author bringing sign of amusement all round
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The straight part
We know that "Figure" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case figure = simile.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 SIMILE mean?
SIMILE noun- A figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another, in the case of English generally using like or as.