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There are 27 clues with the answer 'METONYM'
# CLUE
1.
Figure of speech, where 1-across represents US defence department, say (7)
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"The press," for "reporters," e.g.
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Substituted word referring to an attribute of the thing meant (7)
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Hollywood, for the U.S. film industry
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Associated word used for thing that is meant (7)
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Metaphor in which an object is used to describe something closely related to it (7)
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Bumped into, on my returning glass for a drink, maybe?
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In a word substitute spy chief has returned my message
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The writer's taken about 12 minutes to find substitute expression
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Word used for another top school year's in mass medium
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Daytime performance that is meant to be different (7)
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Figure of speech in my jotting picked up by Member (7)
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Figure of speech in my jotting picked up by Member
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Gas that's meant to be mixed with helium (7)
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A word that names a part of a larger whole.
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Cruise around state east of Maine - there's another word for it (7)
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Related substitute word for thing that is meant, e.g. the bottle for alcohol (7)
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The word "plastic" for "credit card," e.g.
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Broadway, for the theater industry
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Example or attribute of something used to represent the whole, as "sword" for "military power"
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"The White House," for "the presidency," e.g.
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Word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing. (7)
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Rhetorical substitution, like "Wall Street" for the financial sector
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Short note about theatre award for Broadway?
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"Hollywood" vis-a-vis the film industry, e.g.
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Word such as “wheels”, referring to a car, or “crown”, referring to the monarchy
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"The White House" vis-a-vis the executive branch of government, e.g.