Intro to physics? (4)

I think it could be either:

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meta

'intro to physics?' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Another definition for meta that I've seen is " Prefix meaning behind or beyond something".)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times and the Universal.

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