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Losing team in the "Miracle on Ice" hockey game

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ussr

(Other definitions for ussr that I've seen before include "In brief, former Soviet federation" , "Former federation of Russial and other states" , "The Beatles? song 'Back in the . . . .'" , "Country established in 1922 and dissolved in 1991, in short" , "Former association of communist republics" .)

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