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Answer for the clue "A comparison comprising a well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel ", 9 letters:
wellerism

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Wellerisms , named after sayings of Sam Weller in Charles Dickens 's novel The Pickwick Papers , make fun of established clichés and proverbs by showing that they are wrong in certain situations, often when taken literally. In this sense, wellerisms that ...

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n. a comparison comprising a well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel