The Clue
Heavy metal, e.g. (5 letter answer)
The Answer
GENRE
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Notes
The answer GENRE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 180 puzzles.
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Class
Kind
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Style
Type
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Art category
Art class
Art style
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Kind or type
Literary style
Literature class
Painting style
Punk, e.g.
Rap or country
Romance, e.g.
Type, as of art
Type of painting
Breughel's painting style
Forte of Bruegel the Elder
Jan Steen's style
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Pieter Bruegel's style
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Video store category
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Sci-fi or suspense, e.g.
Definition
GENRE as a noun:
1. a kind of literary or artistic work
2. (writing style, literary genre, genre) = a style of expressing yourself in writing
3. (music genre, musical genre, genre, musical style) = an expressive style of music
4. a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique