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Lead-in to "state" or "cycle" (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tri

(Other definitions for tri that I've seen before include "Prefix indicating three" , "Three-point" , "Prefix denoting three" , "Denotes three" , "Prefix meaning three" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.
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