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Lead-in to "mater" (4)

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I believe the answer is:

alma

(Other definitions for alma that I've seen before include "The . . . . Mater is the old school" , "Loving girl" , "Woman" , "Battle of the -- was in the Crimean War" , "Essence" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.
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