The Clue
Literary style (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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Category
Ilk
Kind
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Style
Type
Variety
Art category
Art class
Art form
Art style
Country or folk
Film noir, for one
Funk or punk
Punk, e.g.
Romance or horror
Sci-fi, for one
Science fiction, for one
Type, as of art
Type of painting
Vermeer's forte
Art of Bruegel or Vermeer
Cinema vérité, e.g.
Film noir, e.g.
Heavy metal, e.g.
Mystery or sci-fi
Pieter Bruegel's style
Romance or sci-fi
Romantic comedies, e.g.
Style of Vermeer's work
Comedy, sci-fi or romance
Romance or sci-fi, e.g.
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