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___ mater (4)

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I believe the answer is:

alma

(Other definitions for alma that I've seen before include "Battle of the -- was in the Crimean War" , "The . . . . Mater is the old school" , "Woman" , "One's university" , "Essence" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, the Newsday, the USA Today, the King Feature Syndicate, The Daily Mail, the Universal, the LA Times and The New York Times.
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