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Diacritical mark used to spell "piñata” and "jalapeño” (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tilde

(Other definitions for tilde that I've seen before include "Mark over the letter 'n' in Spanish" , "Spanish accent sign" , "Accent (used over n) in Spanish and Portuguese" , "Mark placed over N in Spanish" , "Significant mark" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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