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Not a new acronym (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nato

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'acronym' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't see how they can define each other.

'not a new' is the wordplay.
'new' is an anagram indicator.
'not'+'a'='nota'
'nota' is an anagram of 'NATO'.

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(Other definitions for nato that I've seen before include "N. Atlantic alliance" , "International organisation for collective security" , "Western mil. alliance" , "Military bloc" , "Military alliance (acronym)" .)

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