The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word REPLICA
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result REPLICA
- Papa, enthralled by antique item, getting a copy
- Softly trace around a copy
- Real pic? It's phoney copy
- Copy missing two pages, paper clip loose
- Saint's bone perhaps full of power, a model
- Copy beginning of record I found in unexpected place
- Copy page in souvenir article
- Salesman left in charge with a copy
- Power in sacred object and a copy
- Souvenir article retaining little power - a facsimile
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What does REPLICA mean?
REPLICA noun- An exact copy.
- A copy made at a smaller scale than the original.