The phrase "a clear echo of a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that strongly reflects or resembles another idea, concept, or event.
Example: "The artist's latest work is a clear echo of a previous masterpiece, showcasing similar themes and styles."
Alternatives: "a distinct reflection of a" or "a strong resonance of a".
North Korea's threat to launch a long-range ballistic missile seems a clear echo of Iran's recent strategy of resuming production of nuclear fuel.
The coup de theatre is the finale of "Rock'n'Roll Suicide", where the dying star reaches out to the audience, imploring: "Gimme your hands, 'cause you're wonderful", in a clear echo of Puck's last words, a call for applause, in A Midsummer Night's Dream (first uttered by William Kempe): "Give me your hands, if we be friends / And Robin shall restore amends".
Marshall illustrated the genesis of "Sawdust Palace" by having four of her dancers perform a section from "Cloudless," called "Book," which was a clear echo of "Arms".
In a clear echo of Prime Minister Gordon Brown's bid to recruit a "government of all the talents", including politicians from other parties, Mr Johnson said: "Kate has a huge and well-known commitment to sport and to London, and I am determined to bring talent from across politics and the community to a new administration".
"In your image" is a clear echo of Genesis; elsewhere, she refers to "that longing for a holy completeness in the form of a child," as if she were imagining herself as one of those barren Biblical mothers who desperately petition God to bless their wombs.
"If we would argue for an end to the slavery of taxation without representation, we must follow that argument to its necessary conclusion, and commit ourselves to end slavery of every kind," he thunders, in a clear echo of the real-life revolutionary James Otis.
In a clear echo of Gone Girl (the success of which is presumably why this novel does not bear the more accurate title The Woman on the Train), Scott, the apparently grieving husband, is likewise more slippery than his charming manner indicates.
There's a clear echo here of The Social Network, which similarly counterpointed the rise of electronic information with the breakdown of communication between the co-founders of an online revolution, one nice, one nasty.
Afrobeat's insistent repetition and chattering horns were prominent, but so were clear echoes of a previous New York City take on Afrobeat: the sound of Talking Heads from that band's early-1980s "Stop Making Sense" era.
