"Excelsior,” for New York (5)

I believe the answer is:

motto

(Other definitions for motto that I've seen before include "Guiding adage" , "Catchphrase" , "Saying in a cracker" , "device" , "Adage (found in a cracker?)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal and The Wall Street Journal.

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