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I believe the answer is:

latin

(Other definitions for latin that I've seen before include "and 15 Down: Student area of Paris" , "Cicero's tongue" , "Ancestor of French, Romanian" , "Old Roman language" , "Hispanic, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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