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Adage (6)

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(Other definitions for maxim that I've seen before include "- Gorky, Russian writer" , "Proverb, aphorism" , "Short pithy statement" , "Saying - inventor of machine gun" , "Brief expression of a general principle" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press and The Independent.
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