Cryptic crossword clue
Illustration showing mostly favourable quality about Greek character 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GRAPHIC

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The straight part
We know that "Illustration" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case illustration = graphic.
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 GRAPHIC mean?

GRAPHIC noun
  1. A drawing or picture.
  2. (mostly in plural) A computer-generated image as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.
GRAPHIC adjective
  1. Drawn, pictorial.
  2. Vivid, descriptive, often in relation to depictions of sex or violence.
  3. Having a texture that resembles writing, commonly created by exsolution, devitrification and immiscibility processes in igneous rocks.

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