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Ross

I believe the answer is:

axiom

(Other definitions for axiom that I've seen before include "Truth assumed to be self-evident" , "Universally accepted proposition" , "Universal principle" , "Clearly true statement" , "Obviously true statement" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.
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