Dark side of the moon? (4)

I believe the answer is:

mare

(Other definitions for mare that I've seen before include "A night-time strangler" , "Adult female horse" , "Horse; lunar sea" , "Female quadruped" , "For classicists, sea" .)

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

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