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Adage, dictum (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

maxim

This clue is a double definition.

'adage' is the first definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'dictum' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for maxim that I've seen before include "Old machine-gun" , "Short pithy statement" , "Axiom" , "Apophthegm" , "Principle-first machine gun" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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