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Heart of the matter (4)

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'heart of the matter' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for core that I've seen before include "Planet's centre" , "Inmost part" , "Nucleus" , "Central part of an apple" , "essential element" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate, The New York Times, The Guardian and the LA Times.
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