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Best guesses as to "when," in brief (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

etas

(Other definitions for etas that I've seen before include "lowly workers" , "Greek characters" , "Characters from overseas" , "who once did menial tasks in Japan?" , "Foreign characters" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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